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Macquarie to shut CMT, transitions to CMA

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
Macquarie Group has announced a proposal to close down its flagship cash management trust and transfer $9.8 billion of funds from the CMT to the Macquarie Cash Management Account. According to a Macquarie statement, the firm is seeking Macquarie CMT ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher with Wall Street posting modest gains in late afternoon trade amid negative home sales data and positive news on retail sales and unemployment benefits. At 0804 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Up, down, flat trading day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... that nine of the 12 regions in the survey reported improvement but that "in most cases the increases were modest". At the close of last night's trading, the Dow was down 0.1 per cent, the S&P 500 rose 0.04 per cent and the Nasdaq was unchanged. Bummer! ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open relatively flat as Wall Street edged into the red at its close as the Federal Reserve said the economy continues to grow at a slow pace. At 0825 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price ...

SuperAlphaFund closes shop in Australia

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
Managed futures fund manager SuperAlphaFund is winding up its operations in Australia after setting up shop less than two years ago due to a disagreement with ASIC. SuperAlphaFund chief executive, Matthias Gaertner, said there is no exact date set for ...

FT launches second Asian real estate fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
Franklin Templeton Real Estate Advisors has launched its Asian Real Estate fund 2 after the previous fund by the same name closed with over $420 million from European and Australian investors. The fund has the same structure as its predecessor - a private ...

While we wait for payrolls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... 4.0 per cent after the RBA's 25 basis point hike announcement yesterday. "The board judges that with growth likely to be close to trend and inflation close to target over the coming year, it is appropriate for interest rates to be closer to average." ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher on Wednesday with Wall Street boosted by corporate takeover activity. At 0700 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 27 points higher at 4,730. In economic ...

Prudential back in town

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... pension products. The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both AIG and Prudential, and is expected to close by the end of this year, subject to regulatory approvals.

La de da de da

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... refinancing itself through ways that we are exploring at the moment." And according to the Wall Street Journal, an official close to the French government stated that, " We are ready to help Greece and to consider all appropriate measures depending on ...