Currency Brokers News
Ing Fund Aiming To Raise $416m
Saturday April 26, 2008
ING INDUSTRIAL FUND is looking at raising $C400 million ($416 million) through the sale of its Canadian retail portfolio, brokers say.Ing Fund Aiming To Raise $416m
Friday April 25, 2008
ING INDUSTRIAL FUND is looking at raising $C400 million ($416 million) through the sale of its Canadian retail portfolio, brokers say.Not Even Kerry Stokes' Interest Can Save Wan From Woe
Friday April 11, 2008
There's a 50:50 chance Seven will bid for West Australian Newspapers.
BROKERS took a dim view of West Australian Newspapers' results this week - but the paper group's investors may have to offer a word of thanks to WAN's nemesis, Seven proprietor Kerry Stokes, who was doing his bit to try and prop up the share price.Analyst Sees Market Heading Down
Saturday August 14, 2004
"What goes up must come down" is the slogan of an anti-drug campaign aimed at youth, but from the way brokers are talking it just might become the new ASX slogan.Sacking Cicutto May Be Imprudent From The Perspective Of International Opinion
Saturday January 24, 2004
Brokers are likely to downgrade NAB whether Frank Cicutto takes the fall or not.Reserve Withholds Praise For Aussie, Global Currency Of The Year
Wednesday December 31, 2003
The Australian dollar is set to top the world's currency charts this year, but the Reserve Bank has been ``tying itself in knots" to pretend that it hasn't.Our Dollar Leads The World But Reserve Bank Not A Barracker
Tuesday December 30, 2003
The Australian dollar is set to top the world's currency charts this year but the Reserve Bank has been trying hard to pretend that it won't.Take The Money And Run While It's Being Offered
Sunday November 16, 2003
Brokers will breathe a big sigh of relief tomorrow. The deadline for ANZ shareholders who want to sell their rights entitlements is 4pm. Never in the history of broking (well maybe only once or twice) have brokers had to do so much paperwork for so many tiny orders.Dollar Worries Drag On Market
Wednesday May 21, 2003
Concerns about the impact on earnings of adverse currency exchange rates continued to weigh on the sharemarket yesterday as old rumours gained a new lease of life.Defensive Investment In Climate Of War
Saturday February 15, 2003
With war in the Middle East looming, the global economy weakening and sharemarkets falling, Malcolm Maiden spoke with some of Australia's leading brokers to hear their views about the prospects for 2003 and beyond.She's Apples After A Row Of Lemons
Saturday February 8, 2003
The stockmarket finished another nasty week on a high yesterday, with most brokers attributing the positive result to a bounce-back after Thursday's losses.Ton-up Tipsters Still Say Go For The Gold
Sunday September 29, 2002
THERE won't be a telegram from the Queen, but brokers Angus Geddes and Jason Mcintosh have clocked up the 100th edition of their internet share tipsheet Fat Prophets, claiming a 77 per cent success rate.Brokers Divided Over Sons Of Gwalia
Friday February 22, 2002
One analyst's buy is another's underperform.Singaporeans Dominate New Asx Live Trading Link
Friday December 21, 2001
The world's first trading alliance between Australia and Singapore went live yesterday, enabling brokers to trade directly in both markets.Time To Bale Out Of Bank Shares
Friday July 6, 2001
Analysts are saying the run-up in the price of bank shares is coming to an end. The brokers have been wrong before in recommending (short-term) investors to sell the banks but they are back at it again.Z Score Reads Smoke Signals
Sunday April 8, 2001
THE fiasco over Harris Scarfe brings back memories of Brashs. I remember the Z score for Brashs deteriorating each year while brokers were lauding it as a growth stock.Rba Steps In To Lift The Dollar
Friday November 3, 2000
The Reserve Bank yesterday drew a line in the sand to support the beleaguered Australian dollar, aggressively intervening to push it above 53 US cents. Reported buying by the central bank at around 4.20pm yesterday kicked the sagging currency from 51.80 US cents to 53.40 US cents - its highest inHi-tech Rush Leaves Plenty Of Bargains
Sunday March 5, 2000
THE booming sharemarket is set to break its record tomorrow after a 202-point rise on Wall Street yesterday. But brokers offered little hope to shareholders in blue chip stocks such as Brambles, AMP and Boral, left behind in the rush to Internet-type and media stocks. News Corporation, alreadyMum And Dad Go To Wall Street
Sunday October 24, 1999
Australia's love affair with the stock market has reached the point where two in five of us now own shares. We're calling our brokers, learning the lingo, selling high, buying low. It's Struggle Street meets Wall Street and, with the market booming, the strugglers like what they see. But is the endUs Figures Cause Of Caution
Friday July 16, 1999
STOCKS: The Australian sharemarket closed firmer yesterday, with investors nervous about the release of inflation figures in the United States overnight, brokers said. The benchmark all ordinaries index recovered in late trade to close 10.6 points higher at 3065.0, seven points below its intra-d