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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... closed modestly higher, boosted by investor reaction to upbeat remarks in United States President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 28.7 points, or 0.62 per cent, to 4,673.3, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... The Australian share market had made marginal gains by noon on Thursday ahead of US President Barack Obama's State of the Union address and US December growth figures due on Friday. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had firmed 1.1 point, or ...

One down, more to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... second stint at the helm of the Fed. Wall Street's still waiting to hear what President Obama has to say in his State of the Union speech. Wall Street's still waiting to see how the US economy fared in the last quarter of 2009. All these would come to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... strength against the US dollar ahead of a US Federal Reserve monetary policy decision and President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. Toyota shares lost 4.26 per cent after the company said it was suspending the sale of eight models in the United ...

AXA pushes into Romanian life market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... regulatory approval. AXA said the Romanian market has a low life insurance penetration rate compared to the rest of the European Union, which the firm reckons provides a lot of potential for growth. It is understood Romania has a gross domestic product ...

Wall Street v Main Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... would vote against the re-confirmation of Ben Bernanke for a second term. President Obama will make his first State of the Union speech later tonight. By all indications, it would contain populist rhetoric. He could say whatever he wants but at the end ...

Kosmos wins $50m from Maritime

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... smoothly, said Robertson. The transfer occurred on 1 January. Maritime Super was formed on 1 March 2009 as a result of the union of two of Australia's longest-running super funds, the Stevedoring Employees Retirement Fund and the Seafarers Retirement ...

AUSCOAL Super adds another cash manager

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
AUSCOAL Super has given a fixed interest mandate to Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) to invest funds in high-rated and secure cash investments. An AUSCOAL Super statement said the investment mandate is designed to make its cash ...

Boardrooms lack female directors: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
More than half of the country's ASX200 listed companies don't have a female board director - prompting one gender advocacy group to release a name-and-shame report on the gender imbalance that continues to prevail in the financial services sector. Women ...

Cash for Christmas

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
... just the tip of the iceberg of lost monies in Australia. "Another $500 million can also be found in dormant bank, credit union and building society accounts. Many Australians have also failed to cash in old life insurance policies or indeed claim their ...