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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
The Australian share market is likely to open marginally higher this morning ahead of a decision today on interest rates by the Reserve Bank of Australia. Today's higher opening is anticipated ahead of a strong day of Wall Stret trade and a fall of ...

Economic round-up: Currency and commodities

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
The Aussie dollar just fell short of US86Ac overnight, supported by interest rate speculation, yen-funded carry trade activity and a commodities boom that is now tipped to plateau. While the local currency climbed to a new 18 year high of US85.98Ac ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
The Australian share market is set to open higher this morning, fuelled by a healthy lift in most of the base metal prices and a positive day of Wall Street trading. At 0757 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was 55 ...

Bank planners promote gearing strategies

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
One issue hotly debated in the financial planning community in the months leading up to the 30 June superannuation contribution deadline was whether to recommend that clients use debt to help them reach the $1 million contribution limit. While independent ...

Industry funds show strongest growth in assets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
Industry super funds continue to grow, driven by returns, their extra value and members making the switch, said David Whiteley, executive manager of the Industry Super Network. Whiteley said industry funds showed the strongest growth in assets for the ...

K2 keeps kicking goals

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
Absolute return manager K2 Asset Management is trumpeting strong returns from its international and Asian funds, exceeding its own healthy performance targets. K2's Select International Fund achieved net returns of 33.7 per cent for the year to end ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
The Australian stock market has shot out of the gate with the major indices over one per cent up after yesterday's heavy losses. This was on the back of energy and technology stocks pushing Wall Street back into positive territory. At 1015 AEST, the ...

Perpetual launches structured cap-protection fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
Perpetual has announced the first capital protected structured fund, providing lock-in gains and an option to borrow up to 100 per cent of original invested value and the first year's interest with no margin calls. Perpetual Protected Investments Series ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to recover some of yesterday's heavy losses, with gains on Wall St pushing the market into positive territory. At 0722 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was up 44 points to 6,258. ...

Bank on high quality: ipac

Implemented consultant ipac Securities predicts the 'next big thing' in global shares will be the 'old big thing' after it found that the relative valuations of high quality stocks are now trading at 40 year lows. High quality companies, or those that ...