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Afternoon market wrap: Airline stocks continue to climb

The All Ordinaries trailed lower at close of trading today while Qantas and Air New Zealand stocks continued to surge higher. Qantas shares closed at $3.18...

Morningstar gives one star to ING small caps fund

Morningstar announced today that it has given a one star rating to ING Investment Management’s (IIM) Australian equities small caps GARP management based on the weak performance of its flagship Wholesale Emerging Companies Trust...

Former AMP superannuation agent to stand trial

Harold Moses, a former AMP superannuation agent, has been committed to stand trial in the Sydney District Court on six charges of cheating and fraud...

Midday market wrap: Airlines take off again

The All Ordinaries index was marginally stronger during the morning session as most of the market cooled down from yesterday’s gains, but airline stocks continued to surge higher...

Midday market wrap: Airline stocks take off

The All Ordinaries index overturned yesterday’s losses in the morning session, buoyed by stronger numbers overnight on Wall Street and an easing of the SARS crisis...

Investors Mutual tops one-year performance table

Melbourne-based specialist Investors Mutual has been the best performing Australian equities fund manager over the past year...

Equity mispricings create opportunities for hedge funds: FRM

Hedge fund managers are set to benefit in the post-war scenario as uncertainty lifts from the market following a flat first quarter in 2003...

Assirt upgrades BNP's international equities to 'very strong'

Assirt has upgraded its rating of BNP Paribas’ international equities offering, managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Institutional Advisor (MFS), from ‘strong’ to ‘very strong,’ it has announced...

Morning market wrap: US shares surge higher

Shares in the US powered higher, finishing up 165.26 points at 8471.61 as better-than-expected corporate earnings figures assuaged investors’ doubts...

US corporate bonds to continue good start to the year: Loomis Sayles

Current economic conditions are favouring the corporate bond market instead of the US Treasuries, and global government bonds are likely to perform better than their US counterparts, according to US fixed interest specialists Loomis Sayles...