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Time to buy Aus shares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... outperformed the index by 2.8 per cent, posting just over - 7 per cent. The fund's preferred stock holdings include QBE, Sonic Healthcare, Rio Tinto and Woolworths. Integrity Investment Management has roughly $1.35 billion in funds under management and ...

Australian Unity focuses on wellbeing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
Physical wellbeing is just as important as financial wellbeing so for healthcare services provider and fund manager Australian Unity, why not look after both? It's been a stomach-churning time for many companies, Australian Unity not least one of them. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... 19,405 contracts. Financials were hit yet again, but it was the Australian real estate investment trust (A-REIT) and healthcare sectors which were the key underperformers. In commercial banking, Commonwealth Bank of Australia lost 46 cents, or 1.03 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... Adelaide Bank was the only bright spot in this space, up seven cents to $11.40. Ms Simpson said only two small sectors, healthcare and information technology (IT), were in the black today. The healthcare sector is dominated by CSL, which was up 90 cents ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
The Australian equities market was up at noon on the back of financials, property trusts and healthcare, although the utility and gold sectors played laggards. At 1205 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 69.9 points, or 1.38 per cent to 5136.4, while ...

India tech giant opens local devt base

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... product engineering, IT infrastructure services, BPO and systems integration to banks, fund managers, retailers and healthcare companies.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... new motor vehicles sales data from July. Annual results are due from Amcor, Qantas, Fairfax Media, Healthscope, Sonic Healthcare, Downer EDI, OZ Minerals, Wesfarmers, Lend Lease, Challenger Infrastructure Fund, Wridgways, PaperlinX, Clough Resources ...

Former Invesco duo harvest good returns

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... exposed to the bulk commodity producers, mining services, infrastructure, engineering leveraged companies, and the healthcare sector. We remain underweight listed property trusts, geared infrastructure investment vehicles, utilities, discretionary expenditure ...

US pension fund to settle suit for $930m

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
... yesterday announced a proposed $930 million (US$865 million) settlement of a class-action lawsuit against UnitedHealth, a healthcare services group where CalPERS holds 4.9 million shares worth $132 million. The settlement is believed to be the largest ...

Big Day Out for advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... volatility created increased buying opportunities while the US looks set for a rebound. Excellent value also exists in healthcare, media and telcos, among other sectors. The ABDO program is designed to give advisers an insight into some of the latest ...