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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
The Australian stock market remained lower at noon today, pulled back by weakness among the major miners and building materials stocks. Aequs Securities institutional dealer Ric Klusman said a profit downgrade from building materials firm Boral Ltd ...

Select to focus on private equity with Barwon partnership

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
Select Asset Management has formed a partnership with private equity specialist Barwon Investment Partners to improve the private equity exposures of the Select Alternatives Portfolio. The Select Alternatives Portfolio will access the majority of its ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
... wage for low paid workers by $27.36 to $700 and by $22.04 for those above $700 in a decision that was supported by both major political parties and the union movement but opposed by employer groups. In effect the decision grants an extra 72c per hour ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
... Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 38 points higher at 5383, on a volume of 5213 contracts. The major story on markets this morning is the ANZ's annual general meeting. ANZ said it had strong momentum going into fiscal 2007 ...

CFDs close in on share trading

... will be listed on the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) platform with the proposed suite including Australia's top 50 stocks, major global indices and selected commodities. They have already appointed so-called designated price makers (DPMs) namely Commonwealth ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket was higher at noon, helped along by the major financial stocks and boost from Wall Street overnight. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 17.7 points to 5,351.20, while the all ordinaries lifted 15.8 points ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... last quarter following an increase of 3.6 per cent in the June quarter. Iron ore, nickel, copper and zinc have been the major drivers of this change and now the export index is up 13.3 per cent over the year. The US equity market breathed a sigh of relief ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
... Dow industrials briefly topping the 12,000 mark for the first time on the strength of better-than-expected earnings from major IT stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 42.66 points to a fresh record closing high of 11,992.68. The Standard ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
... Dow industrials briefly topping the 12,000 mark for the first time on the strength of better-than-expected earnings from major IT stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 42.66 points to a fresh record closing high of 11,992.68. The Standard & Poor's ...

AFA launches its new website

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has unveiled a new website with major restructuring and upgrades to better provide for member information needs. Paul Riegelhuth, chairman of the AFA website committee, said the AFA site had been redesigned ...