Articles tagged with 'index'

Agri sector shows promise

19 November 2008 | A 'glimmer of hope' for listed agribusiness sector, says Commonwealth Bank.


Investor confidence takes hit

24 September 2008 | State Street Investor Confidence Index hits third lowest point in 10 years.


Agribusiness index holds up

19 September 2008 | Agribusiness continues to defy general market volatility.


Cost of comfortable retirement increases – again

14 August 2008 | Latest Westpac/ASFA data reveals petrol and food becoming more expensive.


ING Index reveals improving sentiment

18 July 2008 | Sentiment improving but mixed views on US outlook.


Agribusiness index holds up

18 June 2008 | Despite a dip into negative territory, agribusiness looks sound.


Hedge funds gain favour

17 June 2008 | Hedge funds defy tight liquidity.


Advisers trusted despite downturn

12 June 2008 | Index reveals only minor diminution in trust.


UBS whets investment appetite with new fund

6 June 2008 | New structured product has food on the menu.


Investors growing in confidence

22 May 2008 | State Street index detects stronger sentiment.


Hedge funds struggle but outperform

13 February 2008 | Index reveals mixed results.


Retail investors suffer

4 February 2008 | Perennial’s monthly investor index reveals dramatic losses over the last three months.


Super – 9 per cent is not enough

31 January 2008 | The message is still not getting through for 3.4 million Australians.


Clients still confident in advisers – Lifeplan ICFS index

21 November 2007 | Reassuring research outcome.


Bravura in top 50

19 November 2007 | Key index listing.


Investor returns defy volatility

6 September 2007 | Perennial index surprises.


Sub-prime meltdown not all bad for hedge funds

16 August 2007 | Credit Suisse/Tremont Index places things in perspective.


New hedge fund strategy from Credit Suisse

27 June 2007 | Credit Suisse provides new avenue for hedge fund managers.


S&P/ASX modify indices

1 June 2007 | Standard & Poor’s, in conjunction with the Australian Securities Exchange, has changed its Australian market indices to include foreign-domiciled equities and, as a result of this move, added two new indices for Australian investors.


Overnight MarketWatch

22 May 2007 | US shares closed mixed on Monday as investor enthusiasm sparked by a wave of deal making waned in the afternoon, while the S&P 500 index briefly touched a record level. Merger news led by private equity buyouts helped stocks advance most of the session, as has been the case for the last two months.


Super returns closing on record

22 May 2007 | Australian superannuation funds are now well on their way to generating a further round of double digit returns for members, according to the latest data released by Sydney-based ratings firm SuperRatings.


Overnight MarketWatch

21 May 2007 | US stocks closed higher on Friday, with the Dow ending at another record and the S&P 500 finishing just shy of an all-time high amid a flurry of takeover activity. A Microsoft acquisition and a potential sale by General Electric bolstered investor interest in blue chips, along with upgrades of Intel and Verizon.


Overnight Market Watch

2 May 2007 | Wall Street stocks struggled throughout most of Tuesday’s session on mixed economic data that showed strength in manufacturing but a sagging housing market and weak car sales. However, the tone turned more upbeat near the close after Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones confirmed that it received an unsolicited bid from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to buy the company for US$5 billion.


News Round-up 12/10

12 October 2000 | The West Australian government will contribute towards legal action being taken against the director of a mortgage broking company put into liquidation last year.


Merrill launches fixed interest index

30 June 2000 | Merrill Lynch has launched a broad index of Australian debt securities that is one of the final building blocks in its soon-to-be-launched global index.


Super Regulation Should superannuation funds be compelled to suspend advertising capable of persuading uninformed investors to crystallise losses?
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