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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
The Australian stock market has opened higher after economic data out of the US met investor expectations. The market was up 0.4 per cent after opening on Thursday, despite a 0.14 per cent fall on Wall Street. The US Federal Reserve announced overnight ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
The Australian share market is set for a flat start after overseas markets lost ground as investors wait for major economic news coming out of the US later in the week. The September share price index futures contract is up four points at 5,014. In ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
The Australian share market has started the week flat, following a soft lead from the US and weakness in Japanese stocks. IG market analyst Chris Weston said local stocks had been weighed down by a two per cent fall on the Japanese market. He said Japanese ...

R&D focus giving Asian companies greater pricing power

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
A dramatic increase in the amount Asian companies are spending on research and development means many are fast becoming world beaters, according to one Fidelity portfolio manager. Presenting to more than 300 advisers at an event in Sydney with regional ...

SSgA invests $50m in Chinese fund manager partnership

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
Investment manager State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched a joint venture in China with Zhongrong International Trust (ZRT). Based in Beijing, the joint venture will manage local investment funds on behalf of retail, high net worth and institutional ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite falls on Wall Street but after gains on European markets following encouraging eurozone data. The Markit Eurozone Composite Purchasing Managers Index logged 50.4 points, above the 50-mark signalling ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
The Australian share market is a little higher ahead of the release of key inflation figures and data from China. CMC Markets analyst Ric Spooner said the market was waiting for the release of Australian consumer price index (CPI) figures for the June ...

Nothing below seven percent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Move on people, nothing to see here. Wall Street's up - or down - depending on which index you follow. Not surprisingly, Bloomberg's gone with the one that sells more eyeballs - the bad news that is. "S&P 500 Falls as Investors Weigh Earnings, Fed Stimulus". ...

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
It's another trading day for the record books on Wall Street. And this despite last night's weak reports - existing home sales fell by 1.2% to a less than expected 5.1 million annualised rate in June and the Chicago Fed National Activity Index remained ...

Pengana eyes reporting season short-selling opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
The upcoming start of the reporting season serves up an opportunity to short companies likely to post disappointing results, according to Pengana Captial market neutral portfolio manager Phillip Boustridge. Market neutral equity strategies combine long ...