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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with the financial sector leading the broader market higher. At 1032 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.3 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 4,445.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Australia can't afford complacency: Murray

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... pleasure of some people who save and live offshore." Tuesday's interest rate cut was accompanied by a prediction from Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens that the resource boom will peak next year - largely as a consequence of the slowdown in Chinese ...

MLC revamps insurance offering

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... insurance offering in an effort to meet customer demand for further premium savings on income protection. The National Australia Bank owned wealth manager has introduced RiskFirst rapid to its MLC Insurance product, which allows customers to get cover ...

TAL Direct appoints marketing head

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
TAL Direct, a division of life insurance company TAL (formerly known as TOWER Australia), has appointed Dave Hunt as chief marketing officer. Hunt brings over a decade's experience at the executive level and led significant brand turnarounds such as ...

Data deluge delivers no clearer visibility

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... growth lower. Lower growth in Europe - oops, sorry what growth? - flows into slower activity in China. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has just reduced its China growth estimate by almost a percentage point to 7.7% this year from its previous estimate ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... traders on edge. The US dollar and euro held on to recent gains against the yen on talk of another round of stimulus by the Bank of Japan (BoJ). Hong Kong, which was returning after a two-day holiday, rose 0.23 per cent, or 47.90 points, to 20,888.28. ...

Super funds out-perform TDs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... to end August 2012 skyrocketed in August to 6.8%, the highest it has been in more than a year. Meantime, one year retail bank term deposits are averaging around 4% after tax for a non-super investor. Falling interest rates should also boost bond returns ...

New exec chairman: Nomura Australia

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Asian investment bank Nomura has a new executive chairman for its Australian operations, with the appointment of Peter Meurer last week. Meurer joined Nomura in November 2009 as chairman of investment banking, Australia, prior to which he was vice chairman ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Australian stocks have opened firmer, extending gains from the previous day in response to the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) interest rate cut. At 1029 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 19.4 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 4,452.4 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... December share price index futures contract was up 17 points at 4,451. On Tuesday, local shares were boosted by the Reserve Bank of Australia's 0.25 per cent cut to the cash rate. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released ...