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AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... tech-rich Nasdaq plunged 67.96 (2.25 percent) to 2,956.34. LONDON - Most European stock markets fell sharply and the euro lost ground but French borrowing rates eased as traders braced for weekend elections in two eurozone nations. Weak US jobs data ...

AFA launches revamped website

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... members, following development of its multi-platform social media presence. "We've completely rebuilt the website from the ground-up, with the intention of providing members with the latest industry news, AFA event dates and more in an easy to navigate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... time in three years as it lost 2.42 per cent while Milan shed 2.01 per cent. In foreign exchange trade, the euro recovered ground lost earlier in the session to $US1.3136, up from $US1.3120 in New York late Wednesday. The dollar rose to 81.54 Japanese ...

Alphinity backs growth in energy sector

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... super growth cycle for steel although there is a short term tactical way of playing that sector as momentum improves on the ground in China," said Stephane Andre, Alphinity principal and portfolio manager, adding that the China steel production growth ...

Small-caps beat index but approach with caution

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
Small-caps remain riskier than investment in large-cap stocks but do offer significant value Morningstar said today in its Sector Wrap-Up for Australian smaller companies funds. In an assessment of the industry, Morningstar found that even the average ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... broad-market S&P 500 shed 14.41 points (1.02 per cent) to 1,398.97. LONDON - European stock markets slumped and the euro lost ground against the dollar, hit by yet more signs of recession in Europe as the European Central Bank kept interest rates at ...

Big Ben boosta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
"I did my best But I guess my best wasn't good enough Just once can't we figure out what we keep doing wrong Why we never last for very long What are we doing wrong Just once can't we find a way to finally make it right Make the magic last for more ...

Advisers should rethink China exposure

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
Australian investors should think about price and the risk-return rewards of investing directly in China, according to one fund manager. "If you look at the Australian economy, it's very much a commodities economy and the growth and wealth generated ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... them, European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi says in a newspaper interview. LISBON - Public services across Portugal ground to a halt as unions staged a 24-hour strike against austerity measures agreed by the government in return for an international ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... recovered quite a bit with bargain hunting," he told AAP. "Commodity prices are slightly higher as well. Oil is gaining ground from the other day as well. "The data was not too bad. If you have a look at the big picture there's good employment figures ...