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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market is tipped to open lower on Wednesday, following flat to lower performances by markets overseas overnight, and falls in the prices of precious metals and oil. At 0703 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures ...

Government applauds ASIC trading rules

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
The Government has given its approval to ASIC's new draft of market integrity rules for equity exchange markets, which includes greater scrutiny on dark pool trading. ASIC has produced a framework of rules in anticipation of new market traders being ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market is tipped to open higher, following a strong US lead, before slipping back into the red as the high Australian dollar continues to put a dampener on local trade. At 0730 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures ...

Fund managers follow the herd

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
Global equities fund managers are often choosing the same stocks for their top 10 holdings, research house Lonsec has found in its latest global equity fund sector review. The review rated 39 funds of which 26 were qualitatively managed by active stock ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street and commodities finishing higher, after mixed data in the US was offset by strong earnings reports. On the ASX 24 at 0655 AEST, the June share price ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
The outlook is positive for the Australian market on Thursday, with strong leads from Wall Street and European equities markets overnight, and higher prices in oil and precious metals. At 0711 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street finishing robustly, although commodities markets were mixed. On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 26 points higher at 4,941 ...

FTSE launches ESG investment product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Institutional investors and fund managers can use a new Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings data service from global index provider FTSE Group to identify eligible companies for investment. The FTSE4Good ESG ratings product, launched this ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
The Australian market is expected to open firmer on Wednesday, following positive leads from offshore trading overnight. At 0738 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 31 points higher at 4,826 points. In economics news ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
The Australian market has received strongly negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street's key indices all finishing over one per cent lower. Gold and silver were higher, but oil slumped. At 0716 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share ...