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Soft commodity a hard buy

... the report said. Michael Hobbs Clarification: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Macquarie might close its pastoral fund and that the fund invests in equities and derivatives.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... seven cents to $4.70. At 1208 AEST, the price of gold in Sydney was $US903.25 per fine ounce, down $US16.45 on yesterday's close of $US919.70. Elsewhere in the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton reversed 36 cents to $44.74 and Rio Tinto lost ...

CPI, housing affordability and oil bills

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... of government policy it's gong to be a tough road. "The minister is exactly right when she says that people want to live close to their work and existing community facilities. The problem is that State and local planning systems work against it. Most ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... Mining Ltd holds an extraordinary general meeting. Newmont Mining Corp releases its first quarter results in the US. At close yesterday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 88.3 points, or 1.59 per cent, higher at 5652.9, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Snowball buys Yarra Financial

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
Snowball Group has acquired Yarra Financial Group, which runs a $130 million funds under advice (FUA) financial planning practice and a separate accounting business. The deal means Yarra Financial Group's (Yarra) accounting and financial planning businesses ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
... Chinese stocks leading the rally after Shanghai shares rebounded in late trade. The Hang Seng Index rose 217.48 points to close at 24,939.15. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket recovered from early losses today, but still closed down 0.3 per cent as blue chips ...

Brookvine and ipac back Prisma

... Prisma fund allowed for better risk management based on the fund's profile. Second, the fund's performance has an almost close to zero beta returns and is predominantly alpha-driven. Third, because ipac a relatively big client to Prisma, they could carve ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
... the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was 19 points lower at 5,653, still higher than yesterday's market close, on a volume of 1,867 contracts. In news today, the Australian Office of Financial Management announces the results of its ...

Aon hires Russell for FM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
Aon Consulting Australia has appointed multi-manager specialist Russell Investment Group to manage the firm's master trust's $1.6 billion in assets and develop a range of specialist investment options. Aon Consulting (Aon) Master Trust investment options ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... softer yen and receding pessimism about US business conditions. The Nikkei ended up 78.15 points at 13,476.45, the highest close since February 29. It gained 1.2 per cent over the week. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks slipped 0.25 per cent, weighed down ...