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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... increased uncertainty for a recovery despite cautious forecasts from the IMF. The International Monetary Fund said in its major half-yearly report that the world economy is recovering from steep recession but the crisis is not over as unemployment rises ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
... $15.32, and Woodside Petroleum advancing 77 cents, or 1.48 per cent, to $52.90. Oil Search added four cents to $6.49. The major miners lost ground: BHP Billiton shed 42 cents, 1.11 per cent, to $37.31, and Rio Tinto fell 63 cents, or 1.06 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... climbed eight cents, or 5.06 per cent, to $1.66, while Goodman Group increased three cents, or 4.92 per cent, to 64 cents. Major miners and the banks were lower. ANZ Banking Group declined 29 cents, or 1.17 per cent, to $24.44, National Australia Bank ...

More room to slash super fees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
Admin and investment fees charged by major Australian super funds are on par, if not better, than those charged by similar funds in the US, the UK and Japan - but more can be done to lower overall costs to the average fund member, a global study found. ...

Shareholders remove van Eyk Three Pillars board

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
Dixon advisory group director Alan Dixon said the outcome of today's van Eyk Three Pillars EGM, which saw majority of shareholders vote the current VTP board out, is a triumph for the "small" shareholders. Nearly 60 million of the 80 million-plus votes ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
... are doing very well. "It's a tick of confidence today as we get the ongoing better-than-expected data from offshore." The major miners were higher, with BHP Billiton up 81 cents, or 2.18 per cent, at $37.91, and Rio Tinto up $1.27, or 2.17 per cent ...

Industry funds in NRL grand final

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
Industry funds have won their way into the NRL grand finals with HOSTPLUS and ME Bank set to take center stage as major sponsors of the Melbourne Storm, who face the Parramatta Eels this weekend. HOSTPLUS, which is in its fourth year of Storm sponsorship ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009
... acquisition, and how (ANZ) will spend the rest of (its) war chest." ANZ Banking Group was steady at $23.49. At 1211 AEST, the other major lenders were ahead: National Australia Bank added 12 cents to $29.99, Westpac advanced three cents to $25.59, and ...

SMSFs snap up blue chip shares

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009
Self-managed super fund trustees are now placing blue chip shares on the top of their buying list after brushing off last year's market carnage, research shows. With markets on an upward trajectory and investor sentiment turning towards the positive ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
... cents to $6.49, Woodside Petroleum retreated 74 cents, or 1.39 per cent, to $52.37. But Santos added three cents to $15.18. Major gold stocks were lower, with Lihir declining five cents, or 1.62 per cent, to $3.03 and Newcrest Mining shed 13 cents, to ...