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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... cent in overnight trading, and the local market followed that lead early in the day. The local market had recovered some ground by noon, however. "For a pretty ordinary overnight performance in the US, there are some bright spots," Macquarie Private ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
The Australian share market remained lower at noon but had recovered some ground as investors took advantage of the market's recent sharp falls. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 5.8 points, or 0.12 per cent, at 4,792.1, while the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... growing investor concern over the unrest in Libya and the wider oil-producing region. Meanwhile the euro narrowly lost ground against the dollar, thanks to a late rally by the greenback in European trading. Europe's main stock markets on Monday resumed ...

ASFA gains new strategy director

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has appointed Gordon Noble as director of government relations and strategy, a position he has begun today. Noble, most recently deputy chief executive for the Committee for Melbourne, will be responsible ...

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 ...