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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Resources stocks propped up the Australian share market in quiet intra-day trading, with the strong bid for Centennial Coal Ltd signalling the minerals resource rent tax will attract foreign capital into Australia. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
... falls on Friday for its biggest weekly loss in a month, closing below a key support level in what market players said could signal still more drops to come. Fresh signs of weakness in US consumer spending that have raised concerns about the outlook for ...

IFSA rebrands to the Financial Services Council

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
The Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA) is changing its name to the Financial Services Council, signalling a move to broaden its reach and influence. The peak body represents retail and wholesale funds management institutions spanning ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
The Australian share market has received strongly negative leads from key indices overnight, although commodities markets were stronger, with precious metals, copper and oil all rising. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share ...

PM Gillard makes wealth reforms more likely

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
The elevation of Julia Gillard to become Australia's first female Prime Minister, which increases the odds the government will be re-elected and possibly win back a few senate seats, makes it more likely that the government's financial services reform ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
The Australian stock market has had mixed leads from offshore markets overnight, with Wall Street, gold and silver trading lower, while copper and oil prices were higher. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract ...

Aussie quant funds stay ahead with proprietary data

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
Australian equities quantitative fund managers may become far more secretive about their investment strategies as they strive to find different stock market signals to outperform their peers, according to one ratings firm. Justine Gorman, analyst at ...

Toot those Vuvuzelas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
The Australian share market is set for a strong opening after Wall Street posted its highest close in nearly a month on stronger industrial and technology stocks. At 0732 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 68 ...

Moody's cries boo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... year..." Given today's market reaction to an already known known, perhaps we could also use this statement as a timing signal. For chances are Fitch would also stamp "junk" on Greece's forehead if only because it's better that they err along with their ...