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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... Composite fell 3.6 per cent. On Friday, the Dow Jones fell 96.87 points (0.79 per cent) to close at 12,143.24. It has now fallen for six consecutive trading days. The broader S&P 500 tumbled 8.39 points (0.65 per cent) to 1,292.28, while the Nasdaq shed ...

It's a deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... bond yields went the opposite direction. Yields on 10-year Treasuries were trading at around 2.95% two weeks ago. They've fallen to 2.8% before the "deal". Investors are holding onto their stock of US debt - and buying some more. But apart from the current ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... had dropped 12.4 points, or 0.27 per cent, to 4526.8. On the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract had fallen 12 points to 4,419 points, on volume of 14,744 contracts. With only four days to go until the August 2 deadline, when the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... five days away. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 62.44 points (0.51 per cent) to settle at 12,240.11. It has now fallen for five straight trading days amid jitters over the debt-ceiling deadlock. The broader S&P 500 fell 4.22 points (0.32 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... had dropped 50.7 points, or 1.1 per cent, to 4,561.9. On the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract had fallen 58 points to 4,454 points, on volume of 18,495 contracts. Global share markets were looking past any positive news and focused ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... S&P/ASX200 index was down 41.7 points, or 0.91 per cent, at 4,561.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 40.1 points, or 0.86 per cent, to 4,634 points. On the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was 52 points ...

ASIC jobs cut as responsibilities rise

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... financial year as part of a $10 million budget cut to the corporate watchdog, dependant on a funding review. ASIC's budget has fallen to $350 million for the 2011-12 financial year, subject to a funding review, ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft told a Senate ...

Super funds drop fees after merger

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... those with very large balances from being unduly penalised. He told Financial Standard that Cuesuper's monthly fees have fallen from $8 to $5.50 following the merger, he told Financial Standard, which is a reduction of 31.25%. Cuesuper is now about four ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 1.1 points, or 0.02 per cent, at 4,472.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 3.1 points, or 0.07 per cent, to 4,536.9 points. On the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was ...

International private equity struggles to raise real estate funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... decline from the $6.1 billion sought in the same quarter last year. The report said the amount of capital sought by funds had fallen each year since 2008, falling 12 per cent in the year to April. Of those funds, 12 were focused on North America, seeking ...