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BetaShares targets active ETF traders

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... said Corbett. Many of the leading ETF providers, including State Street and Russell Investments have confirmed their interest in launching more active products, which have proven popular in Europe. BetaShares said that its resources and financials sector ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... cent, at 4,663.6. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on Wednesday, rebounding from early losses and shaking off news of a Chinese interest rate rise and fresh eurozone debt worries. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 56.15 points (0.45 per cent) to close ...

Not in the mood for bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... out of road. Wall Street ended higher despite (could easily be 'because') news that the People's Bank of China raised interest rates for the third time this year. From this morning, deposit and lending rates in the second biggest economy in the world ...

Telstra Super majority returns above 10%

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... (10.64%), Property (10.55%), International Shares (10.35%), Defensive Growth (10.09%), Conservative (8.56%), and Fixed Interest (6.20%) and Cash (4.24%). The results looked similar to recent data released by Rainmaker Research, which predicted an average ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... do was about 1.8 per cent. "It really is quite a sick story for the Australian market at the moment. There is just no interest as people don't see any catalyst to be involved in equities locally." Mr Potter said market players were looking to the release ...

AUI banking on insto retirement capital

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... million each, on average. It is looking for five to ten investors to provide the funds and, according to Pratt has seen interest from Asia as well as domestic funds. Despite the ongoing trend for retail investors to favour cash over property investments ...

Legalsuper calls for default funds review

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
Legalsuper is asking the Federal Government to review regulations around default funds, claiming conflicts of interest and poor performing funds are hurting the industry. According to the $1.5 billion fund, around 80% of Australians accept their employer's ...

Euro solar attracting Australian investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
Australian investors are investing in European renewable energy markets instead of domestic due to lack of stability and uncertainty at home, according to private equity firm Polaris Energy. The Luxembourg-based company said that Australian investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... news on Tuesday, the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its monthly meeting to consider, inter alia, official interest rates. Its decision is expected to be announced at 1430 AEST. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases data on ...

China-Gillard tug o' war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... per cent in the year to the March quarter, up from 6.6 per cent in the previous one. Faced with the prospect of higher interest rates, higher taxes, higher utility bills, reduced welfare spending, falling house prices and a confused Gillard government ...