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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
The Australian share market was marginally in the red at noon in directionless trade following mixed overseas leads overnight. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 13.8 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 3,783.1 points, while the broader ...

Three FMs pull S&P property ratings

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
AXA Australia, BlackRock and Tankstream Capital have dropped the Standard & Poor's rating on certain property funds. The funds were rated by Standard & Poor's between 2007 and mid 2008 but were placed 'on hold' in August last year when each fund suspended ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... fell 117.6 points, or 3.01 per cent, to 3,793.2 In a broad-based slump, only two of the 50 biggest stocks gained. "It's all red," ABN Amro Morgans director of equities Bill Chatterton said. "There's just a little bit of reality creeping in. "We've had ...

Job freezes to thaw: Watson Wyatt

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
More than 60 per cent of companies that froze all recruitment due to the global financial crisis are relaxing their hiring policies as more signs of economic recovery emerge. A new survey by Watson Wyatt show that 62 per cent of companies that put hiring ...

Aviva Aus sale poses revenue risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
The sale of Aviva Australia to NAB raises questions on the future revenue flows of Aviva Investors Australia, the local fund management business excluded from the deal. Aviva Investors Australia, formerly Portfolio Partners, is one of the largest and ...

Cooper targets investment fees

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
Investment management fees may be on the chopping block following the upcoming Cooper review on super - but one fund manager cautions that reviewing fees is not enough, and equal attention should be paid to understanding the incentives behind high fees. ...

ING adds cap protected funds

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
ING Australia has released two funds on the OneAnswer platform to provide investors with capital protection that rises as the value of fund the increases. The ING Protected Growth fund 2 provides 85 per cent protection on the funds and the Protected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... Quest Minerals Ltd and Anvil Mining Ltd hold annual general meetings. On Wednesday, the Australian share market closed in the red for the third consecutive session after resource and financial stocks pulled the market lower. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
The Australian share market was firmly in the red at noon as investors repositioned themselves following recent gains, while weaker metals and oil prices weighed on resources stocks, particularly BHP Billiton. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down ...

Ratings withdrawal shows ratings fee structure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
Standard & Poor's move to withdraw its ratings on two APN funds highlights how the ratings firm undertakes its reviews - and how they respond if the fund manager doesn't renew the licence fee. Yesterday Standard & Poor's withdrew its ratings on two ...