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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... at 1201 AEST, the June share price index was one point lower at 5,624 on a volume of 13,148 contracts. DJ Carmichael research assistant Peter Kopetz said trading volumes were moderate today as investors waited on the sidelines, looking to the US Federal ...

FinLit boosts productivity while educating kids

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... more difficult to design than many people in the industry sometimes realise. "For our latest program we did a lot of research with teachers prior to introducing it," she explained. Fitzpatrick said programs that are just imposed on schools without any ...

Bad genes won't hurt insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... insurance providers from forcing people to undergo a genetic test. The ruling comes hot on the heels of growing genetic research that enables better and more accurate assessment of an individual's predisposition to heart-related diseases or obesity-related ...

ING names new sales & marketing FM head

... director of institutional business with Allianz Global Investors. He has also worked at AMP Financial Services as head of research, in charge of fund manager selection and review, model portfolio construction and asset allocation. Besides working with ...

Adviser Edge seals another deal with van Eyk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
... relationship with Adviser Edge. The group said it ended its relationship with Aegis amicably, preferring instead to use one research firm across property, agribusiness and structured products. The statement said broadening the relationship with Adviser ...

Short selling shouldn't be sold short

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... that underpins the markets themselves, warn Pearson and Macdonald. Reinforcing his concerns, Macdonald cited academic research showing "that only a small proportion of lent securities are used to cover directional short sales." "The more regulations ...

Brookvine and ipac back Prisma

... executives and AEGON investing US$70 million of their own money in the fund. It also helps that based on Brookvine's research, Prisma's FOHF stacks up really well on the performance stakes and has a very transparent system behind their investments, unusual ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
... price index fell 99 points to 5,573 on a volume of 12,849 contracts. Colonial First State head of investment markets research Hans Kunnen said the gains in the market yesterday had given investors - who don't think there will be a recovery from the credit ...

AMP launches SMA platform

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
... clients' portfolios. The new Personalised Portfolio service, customised for Hillross, was birthed following extensive research and consultation and will be open to retail investors. "SMA services in Australia have traditionally targeted very high net ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... at 1201 AEST, the June share price index was 138 points higher at 5,614 on a volume of 12,692 contracts. DJ Carmichael research assistant Peter Kopetz said the local market was enjoying across the board gains, with all blue chip stocks rising substantially. ...