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BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market bounced back from early losses to be higher at noon, with stocks in the materials and retail sectors leading the gains. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.9 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 4,677.1, while ...

Property recovery reignites super fund war

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
Australia's recovering commercial property market fuelling the bounce back in the direct property sector, combined with share returns turning south, has dented the retail super surge and put industry funds back in the market lead. CB Richard Ellis has ...

Healing US, crouching Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... with. Austerity measures are in place. Sure there will always be doubts over how much a particular nation could tighten its belt without choking. But they're doing their best. After all the excitement leading up to QE2, you can't blame financial markets ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
The Australian share market improved slightly by noon but remained sharply lower, with heavy losses in all sectors. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 75.6 points, or 1.74 per cent, at 4,270.1 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

World peace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
The weekend's G-20 Summit in Toronto is done, but is it dusted? Their communiquA(C) had something for everyone - it contained a framework for strong, sustainable and balanced growth, something on financial sector reform, a bit on financial institutions ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... investors also showed anxiety over the potential impact of the federal government's proposed resource tax and continued economic belt-tightening by China. By 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had fallen 82.8 points, or 1.75 per cent, to 4,654.3 ...

Platinum snubs US healthcare reforms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
US healthcare reforms have not had a material impact on Platinum Asset Management's International Health Care fund portfolio, as the fund continue to target pharmaceutical stocks that benefit from Asia's growth. Bianca Elzinger, fund manager at Platinum ...

Van Eyk travelling quite well: Thomas

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
Van Eyk didn't make a lot of money last year but it is publishing more research and refusing to budge on how it charges for ratings, said Mark Thomas, managing director at the firm. Speaking at van Eyk's 7th Annual Conference, Thomas said although van ...

No fast bucks: Costello

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
Superannuation funds hold the critical mandate of looking past short term losses, rebuilding Australia's economic infrastructure and righting the ethical wrongs resulting in the global financial crisis, said Tim Costello, chief executive of World Vision ...