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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... trading in a tight range throughout the session. The materials sector closed marginally higher but financial stocks lost ground. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.8 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 4,931 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Infocus to grow NSW base

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... in a coordinated way," he claimed. The network's BDMs are visiting all its advisory groups and working with them on the ground helping to implement new strategies.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... share price index futures contract was down six points at 4,838, with 9,641 contracts traded. Wall Street stocks gained ground on Friday to post their best weekly gains in two months, as a surprise fall in the unemployment rate to nine per cent from ...

Govt lays ground for Stronger Super

GOVT RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
Paul Costello, former Future Fund general manager, has been named the chair of the Stronger Super Peak Consultative Group, a panel made up of the 15 representatives of key stakeholders in the superannuation sector. The panel has been tasked with advising ...

PC recommends govt-backed aged care equity release

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
A Productivity Commission draft report into aged care said there are a number of options to improve aged care funding including the establishment of aged care savings accounts, using superannuation benefits and encouraging the use of equity release ...

Aviva Investors gains ground in Singapore

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
Aviva Investors has secured a licence that allows the fund manager to offer its services in Singapore to both retail and institutional clients. "The new license basically compliments our hiring a head of equities and a head of fixed income to compliment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... imports in December. There is no equities news scheduled for Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Australian share market made up some ground on Tuesday to finish stronger with gains from materials, financials and energy stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

HIP stands firm on investment strategy

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
Health Investment Plan will adopt a 'hold your ground' approach in its investment strategy next year, while undergoing an asset-by-asset review. "One of the hardest decisions to make is to hold your ground and to communicate that to your members," said ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... Monday, the Australian share market was driven marginally higher by the big four banks and miners, but smaller banks lost ground amid expectations they will be hardest hit by the federal government's banking reforms, unveiled on Sunday. The benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... almost half a US cent after the release to 95.65 US cents, while the major indices also experienced a small fall. But that ground was made up by gains in the next thirty minutes. Macquarie Private Wealth adviser Helen Spencer said investors were still ...