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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... after reporting growth had slowed to 7.6 percent in the second quarter, less than expectations. LONDON -European stocks advanced on new prospects of Chinese economic stimulus measures owing to weak growth data, while Italy pulled off a bond auction despite ...

Dodd-Frank sees rise in virtual family offices

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... sustainable, with virtual and multi family offices in favour as a result. Those were among the findings reported by the Advanced Planning and Family Office Practice Group at US law firm Handler Thayer LLP in their 2012 outlook. "Most family offices with ...

Cross-border super collaboration on way

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... ageing population. "The establishment of China's pension insurance system started late and needs to learn [from the] advanced experience and methods of other countries," said Gesheng Yu, vice chairman of the National Council for the Social Security Fund ...

Uncertainly good or bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... would you? There was also bad news out of America. While Alcoa beat earnings estimates, those that followed - notably, Advanced Micro and Applied Materials - slashed their earnings outlook. You want more. The National Federation of Independent Business ...

IMF issues buy order

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... audience at the Valencian Business Confederation in Spain that, "The overall picture then is that we expect growth in the advanced economies to slow but not stop&" It didn't stop alright& the global economy contracted. Actual result -- world growth slipped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 8.70 points (0.07 per cent) to finish at 12,871.39. The S&P 500-stock index advanced 3.35 (0.25 per cent) to 1,365.51, while the tech-rich Nasdaq outperformed, gaining 16.18 (0.55 per cent) to 2,951.23. ...

Childhood determines who rises to the top

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... educators creates a lack of self confidence in women relative to men while perpetuating gender congeniality. But women who advanced into leadership positions typically shared an upbringing in a small business family environment where their mothers played ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... Dow Jones Industrial Average finished Tuesday's session up 32.01 points (0.26 per cent) at 12,534.67. The S&P 500 index advanced 6.27 (0.48 per cent) to 1,319.99, while the tech-rich Nasdaq rose 17.90 (0.63 per cent) to 2,854.06. The advance came "despite ...

EM specialist enters Australian market

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
UK based emerging and frontier market specialist Advanced Emerging Capital has entered the Australian market to give investors access to alpha boosting small to mid cap firms from these markets. Advanced Emerging Capital specialises in emerging and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... edge. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 155.53 points, or 1.24 per cent, at 12,651.91. The S&P 500-stock index advanced 14.22 (1.08 per cent) to 1,329.10, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite added 17.72 (0.63 per cent) to 2,836.33. A rise ...