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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is set to continue to fall today as concerns about the possibility of more European governments hitting serious debt problems sparked major falls on world markets overnight. At 0724 AEST the local September share price index ...

Medicare to handle compassionate super payouts

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
The government has relieved the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) of its duties to administer the early release of superannuation on compassionate grounds, handing the responsibility to Medicare. Only around $1.5 million of super savings ...

Insurers face up to harsh environment

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Suncorp said it is satisfied with recent reinsurance negotiations and maintained its margin forecast despite being hit by increased costs due to a shift in Australia's risk profile. The international reinsurance market has seen enough natural disasters ...

UBS undecided on OptiMix future

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
UBS Asset Management will work closely with ANZ on positioning the ING Investment Management business that it agreed to acquire yesterday with no decisions yet made on where valuable assets such as OptiMix will end up. The acquisition of ING IM makes ...

I'm still standing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
"And did you think this fool could never win Well look at me, I'm coming back again I'm still standing yeah, yeah, yeah I'm still standing yeah, yeah, yeah." -Elton John, I'm Still Standing Oh yeah, oh yeah. Call it short covering or call it end-of ...

Big Benny and little Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
Fresh events and reports released overnight really did not add to what we already know. We already know that Greece will be bailed out for a default because its exit from the Eurozone would trigger a game of "who's next?" Small and insignificant Greece ...

Collectible nightmare just an SMSF bad dream

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
The self-managed super fund industry is over-reacting to draft regulations for collectibles, a sector training provider said today. The SMSF Academy, a specialist education body for the SMSF industry, said rule changes on collectables were a necessary ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
The Australian stock market has received a mostly positive lead from weekend offshore trading, after Wall Street closed higher and gold and silver prices settled firmer. But copper and oil prices finished lower. At 0739 AEST, the September share price ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
The Australian share market is likely to decline after global equity and commodities markets declined overnight on weakening US economic data and Greece's escalating debt crisis. At 0746 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
The Australian market is expected to open slightly lower today, after Wall Street stabilised following steep losses on Friday. At 0706 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was down nine points at 4,525. In economics news on ...