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Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries dances to the global tune

Australian shares were weaker at lunchtime, pushed lower by the falls in London, New York, and in Asia...

Assirt gives mixed rating to BT Funds Management

ASSIRT has given a strong rating for BT Funds Management’s international equities (core and global value) and for its absolute return strategies...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries up slightly

The All Ordinaries edged up slightly in trading today as the banking sector recorded positive gains in trading across the board. AMP also had a healthy run as its share price climbed $0.41...

Macquarie secures $4 million for commercial property leases

Macquarie Goodman has secured $4 million for leasing 36,600 square metres of new and existing space to high profile customers at Lidcombe Business Park in New South Wales...

Van Global Hedge Fund Index up 0.9% in first quarter

Hedge funds have returned 0.9% net for the first quarter of 2003, beating all the major stock market indices, according to data released by the Van Global Hedge Fund Index...

Worldwide mutual funds rise to over $18.7 trillion

Assets of worldwide mutual funds rose 5.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2002 to A$18.7 trillion, according to a report released by the Washington-based Investment Company Institute (ICI)...

Morning market wrap: Dow Jones continues to edge higher

Shares in the US continued the positive trend set earlier in London....

Afternoon market wrap: All ordinaries up

The All Ordinaries rose by over 0.4% in trading this afternoon as the economy is expected to be buoyed by strong consumer confidence in the wake of the decisive coalition military campaign in Iraq...

equipsuper takes $300,000 eight-day profit on ART

The equipsuper superannuation fund has taken a profit in excess of $300,000 on an eight-day investment in the AMP Shopping Centre Trust (ART)...

ASIC/CSA launch survey on defined benefit super schemes

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today announced that in conjunction with the Corporate Superannuation Association (CSA) it will survey CSA corporate sponsors in relation to the status of their defined benfit employee superannuation ...