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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
... lost 7.45, or 0.14 per cent, to settle at 5319.84. PARIS - The CAC 40 index declined 10.31 points, or 0.29 per cent, to close at 3573.13. TOKYO - Japanese share prices slid more than two per cent, logging their steepest fall in more than two weeks, due ...

Politics wield power over asset prices

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
Political affiliations do more than just influence who will become the next US president, they can dictate asset prices too, according to a study on the performance of Democratic versus Republican fund managers. US-based publication, Advisor Perspectives ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... lost 137.32, or 2.51 per cent, to settle at 5327.29. PARIS - The CAC 40 index tumbled 70.1 points, or 1.92 per cent, to close at 3583.44. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei stock average drifted higher in choppy trade, helped by gains in Shanghai shares, although ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
The Australian sharemarket remained in positive territory at noon after gains in the financial sector and among consumer staple stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 34.8 points, or 0.78 per cent, at 4513.9, while the broader All ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... Hang Seng Index finished down 374.43 points at 19,724.19. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket gave up early gains to close down as Asian markets headed lower. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 11.34 points, or 0.37 per cent, at 3098. Turnover ...

Bigger doesn't always mean better

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
Having a large portfolio with hundreds of companies doesn't always generate the best diversification as the GFC has proven - sparking a time to revisit concentrated portfolio strategies to reap better returns, said Aberdeen Asset Management. For Andrew ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open little changed after small declines by most US markets on Friday. Resource stocks may gain after metals prices increased. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract ...

Lucky, lucky, lucky

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
... economic gurus are busily working on their spreadsheets - upping their growth estimates -- to ensure that at least they come close to the actual Australian real GDP growth result for the second quarter. But whether they do or not is moot. The second ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
... All Ordinaries retreated by 6.3 points, or 0.14 per cent, to 4458.1. NEW YORK - US stocks recovered from a weak opening to close at another fresh high for 2009 as data showed the economy remaining on the path to recovery from recession. The Commerce ...

Vision and Quadrant to co-invest

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
Tasmania's $450 million Quadrant Super is pooling its investments with the $4 billion Vision Super - a move that will see the smaller fund tap bigger investment opportunities through better economies of scale. Quadrant Super, which has been in talks ...