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AAP | MONDAY, 14 MAR 2005

Australian shares are expected to open lower in the wake of falls on the US market last Friday, while an absence of local data this week should direct attention to events overseas. The local bourse continues to digest BHP-Billiton's $9.2 billion takeover ...

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AAP | TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2005

Australian shares are expected to open mildly stronger following tech stock-driven gains on Wall St overnight. Blue chip stocks gained only slightly on US markets. BHP Billiton will be a focus on the local front today after confirming in London overnight ...

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AAP | THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2005

The Australian share market is expected to open weaker across the board as a poor lead from US markets provides little positive direction for the local bourse. The March share price index - a key indicator of the day ahead - was four points weaker at ...

Market wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2005

The Australian share market is expected to open firmer today, although a lack of an offshore lead will place greater emphasis on local earnings reports. The US markets were closed overnight in observance of the President's Day holiday. The March share ...

Market wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 21 FEB 2005

The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as mild gains in the US market are unlikely to offset expectations of higher interest rates. The March share price index contract, a key indicator for the day ahead, was six points weaker at 4154 ...

Market Wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 24 JAN 2005

In Sydney today the Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a poor lead from the US market weighs on the local bourse. As well, with the earnings season due to kick off next week, the market is likely to be limited to stock-specific news ...

Share markets still the best bet

... were the regions best two performers with returns of 22.9 per cent and 19.6 per cent respectively. In comparison the US market could only manage a 10.9 per cent return. Investors in emerging markets experienced another strong year as they returned 20.7 ...

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AAP | THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2005

In Sydney today the Australian share market is expected to open slightly weaker with broadly unchanged US markets and little movement on major commodities overnight providing little direction for the domestic bourse. The March share price index contract ...

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AAP | WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2005

In Sydney today the Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a poor performance in the US market is likely to flow through to the domestic bourse, following on from yesterday's small retreat. The March share price index contract, a key ...

Market wrap

AAP | FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2004

In Sydney today the sharemarket is expected to open weaker as the US market struggles to make headway and a weaker Australian dollar could weigh on the local bourse. The March share price index contract, a key indicator for the day ahead, was flat at ...

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Blackwattle takes over Quest Asset Partners

KARREN VERGARA

Blackwattle Investment Partners has swallowed up Australian equities manager Quest Asset Partners for an undisclosed sum.

Funds SA poaches Vision Super risk specialist

MATTHEW WAI

Funds SA will welcome a Vision Super executive to replace executive director, governance and strategy Tony Burrill, as he prepares for retirement following a seven-year tenure at the company.

Regal flags muted second-half performance fees

VINNY VUCAGO

Regal Partners expects to recognise at least $122.7 million in fund performance fee revenue for calendar 2026, with market volatility and weaker investment performance limiting the prospect of further material fees in the second half.

Insignia chief draws 'hard line' on NCAs giving retirement advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Insignia Financial chief executive Scott Hartley said he draws a hard line when it come to the new class of advisers (NCAs) giving retirement advice.

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Christian Mueller-Glissmann

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When geopolitics becomes a portfolio risk

Geopolitics is back - again - and Australian investors can no longer treat it as distant background noise.

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Tania Milnes

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So far in 2026 digital assets have captured the headlines largely for the wrong reasons, but that doesn't tell the full story.

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Rethinking default design in a changing market environment

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Fiona Macgregor has risen through the ranks at TAL, taking the top job in 2024, but her life was touched by the insurance sector long before her tenure with the life insurer began. Eliza Bavin writes.

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