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When it's too late

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
Move on people...nothing to see here. Move on. Aussie investors relying on overnight movements on Wall Street to show them what today's trading activity has in store for them in their own market - up, down or upside down - would have to (gulp!) rely ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... Nasdaq extended its winning streak to 11 days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 34.68 points, or 0.39 per cent, to close at 8,881.26, snapping a seven-day winning streak for the blue-chip index. The Nasdaq composite, meanwhile, lifted by strong ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
The Australian share market was higher at noon lifted by mining stocks, and following a rise on Wall Street overnight. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 20.1 points or 0.5 per cent at 4,070.8, while the broader All Ordinaries gained 21.6 ...

Macq Private Wealth seeks advisers and alliances

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... should be rebalanced with equities. "Our focus during the past 12 months of challenging market activity has been to stay close to our clients," said Peter Coleman, head of Macquarie Private Wealth. "At the current time, many of our clients are focusing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... gained 31.95 points, or 0.98 per cent, to 3,302.89 points. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average climbed 2.7 per cent to its highest close in two weeks as optimism grew about a recovery in the US economy, reviving investor appetite for riskier assets and lifting ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... the market extend hefty gains from last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 104.21 points, or 1.19 per cent, to close at 8,848.15, building on a gain of more than 7.0 per cent last week.

GESB looks to alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
The $7.5 billion Government Employees Superannuation Fund (GESB) is opening its doors for the first time to unlisted property and other direct asset classes. The WA-based GESB is currently looking closely at unlisted property as a new asset class, said ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... the market extend hefty gains from last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 104.21 points, or 1.19 per cent, to close at 8,848.15, building on a gain of more than 7.0 per cent last week. The technology-heavy Nasdaq jumped 22.68 points, or ...

RBNZ could go zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
The New Zealand bond market has moved in lockstep with its neighbour across the Tasman as it always had historically. There are numerous debates on why this should or should not be so. But whatever the underlying reasons behind this strong positive ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected open in positive territory after Wall Street closed mostly higher on Friday. At 0753 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 11 points higher at 3,993. In economic news ...