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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... Wednesday. "There is little at the moment to pin a positive market performance onto," he said. "There's talk of higher interest rates, a weak US economy, carbon tax... and with continued negative news from Europe, there's not much to be positive about." ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... year-on-year in May, their fastest pace in almost three years, despite leaders' efforts to calm inflation with a series of interest rate hikes and other monetary tightening. Hours later China's central bank announced a fresh increase in the amount of ...

IOOF moves for 100pc DKN shares

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
IOOF Holdings has moved to dramatically increase its shares in DKN Financial Group from 18.49 per cent interest to 100 per cent for a complete acquisition of the firm. IOOF, which has held shares since DKN listed in 1989, said the relatively illiquid ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... trade," he said. "If inflation and growth fall a bit, then on the one hand it may point to a slowdown in the tightening of interest rates. "On the other hand, people may be concerned that it has slowed too much and we may be in for a hard landing." Australia's ...

Dutch pension fund set for major reforms

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... nominal pension payout, placing more risk on employees, particularly younger ones. Funds may also be allowed to link the interest rate for discounting liabilities to predicted returns. Critics of the proposals are concerned that the new measure will ...

SMSF trustees pile $69.5m in US property

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
Dixon Advisory has raised more than double its target from SMSF trustees in a fund IPO backed by US residential property, including assets in New York The Australian-listed fund sought a minimum of $30 million in the IPO, instead receiving $69.5 million ...

Equity Trustees makes aged care bid

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
Equity Trustees is set increase its capacity to provide post-retirement solutions with the acquisition of two aged care services businesses from Paragon Care. The sale of Lifetime Planning and Tender Living Care is due to be completed by the end of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... 0.47 per cent, and Mumbai was flat. In India, investor sentiment was weak with the Reserve Bank of India set to raise interest rates again on Thursday for the 10th time in 16 months to tame inflation of 8.66 per cent. WELLINGTON - New Zealand's benchmark ...

PIF Investor action group claim small victory

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
Wellington Capital has agreed to suspend any further action in relation to a planned rights issue, until a full hearing on 12 June, following an injunction application by PIF Action Group (PIFAG). PIFAG is seeking an injunction to cancel units in the ...

The seventh day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... market ended higher yesterday. Why? Because there's good news in the bad - the RBA would no longer be in a hurry to raise interest rates. Don't know about you, but wouldn't you rather have a job and pay higher interest rates? I don't think there'll be ...