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Morning market wrap: US Stocks Slump Friday As Confidence Wanes

US stocks closed sharply lower Friday, following a survey showing consumer confidence soured in early June.

Morningstar reconfirms Tower's one star rating

Morningstar has announced that Tower – comprising Tower Australia Ltd, Tower Australian Superannuation Ltd and Tower Managed Funds Ltd – will remain...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares defy offshore markets, finishing slight

The Australian share market clawed back early losses to finish the day slightly higher...

Four stars to Colonial First State's mortgage investment process: Morningstar

Morningstar has given a four star rating for Colonial First State Investment Managers (ColFS) mortgages investment process, in its latest assessment...

Centro sells 19.9% stake in AMP Shopping Centre Trust

Centro Properties Group today announced that it had returned all acceptances for its takeover offer for the AMP Shopping Centre Trust (ART)...

MFS' LIST announces one-for-one right issue

The listed MFS Leveraged Investment and Securities Trust (LIST) has announced a one-for-one non-renounceable rights issue to raise approximately $19 million for new investments...

Midday market wrap: Australian Shares Open Slightly Higher

Despite further gains overnight in major US indices, the Australian share market traded slightly lower early Friday

ASFA issues disclosure and risk management best practice guidelines

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has issued best practice papers on two major issues affecting...

Westpac Office Trust consolidates Sydney office tower construction projects

Leighton Properties has commenced work on two office towers as part of Westpac Office Trust’s latest ambitious investment offering...

ICI reports $165 billion US quarterly closed-end fund assets

The combined assets of US closed-end funds were US$165.03 billion (A$248.14 billion) at the end of March 2003...