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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
The Australian share market opened slightly higher following gains for the mining giants and despite falls on Wall Street. At 1013 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 6.9 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 4,355.6 points, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower as nervousness over the eurozone's debt crisis resurfaces following news that Italy's recession will be worse than expected and Spain's bad loan ratio is at an 18-year high. At 0808 AEST on Thursday, the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
Australian stocks have opened more than one per cent higher after a successful Spanish bond auction eased concerns over the euro zone debt crisis. At 1012 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 49.3 points, or 1.15 per cent, at 4,338.1 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
The Australian dollar is three quarters of a US cent higher after a successful Spanish bond auction reduced fears of a fresh European debt crisis. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the currency was trading at 103.89 US cents, up from 103.14 cents on Tuesday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... ease monetary policy, dealers said. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares followed the global rally in stock markets after a surprise first-quarter profit for aluminium producer Alcoa. An upbeat view from the Federal Reserve's regional breakdown of the US ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... 4,267 points, with 8,227 contracts traded. US stocks bounced back from the prior day's steep losses, lifted by Alcoa's surprise quarterly profit and easing bond yields in Spain and Italy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday closed up 89.46 ...

ETFs pull away from $5bn mark

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... portfolios, according to the provider. "In a month where the Australian dollar fell sharply against the US dollar, it was no surprise unhedged international equities ETFs performed well and also had strong inflows," said Drew Corbett, head of investment ...

MySuper should engage with lifecycling: Cooper

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
Super funds will need to engage with lifecycling, rather than simply relying on rebranded default options, according to super heavyweight Jeremy Cooper. This was the message delivered to an industry forum yesterday by the chairman of retirement income ...

Flaws in advice system revealed by ASIC report

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... concerning, yet parts were not surprising. "Two-thirds of advice in the survey directed towards in-house products, which is no surprise considering 85% of the licensees are owned by institutions. This clear vertical integration is a concern," said Prossor. ...

All that jazz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... following a 4.1% decline in the previous month. This was more or less in line with market expectations. So what's the surprise in that? And if you look closer you'll see that while house prices continue to fall, the rate of decline is moderating. Green ...