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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
... BrisConnections Investment Trust and BrisConnections Holding Trust holds a meeting to vote on resolutions proposed by Brisbane Toll Road Link Pty Ltd to remove the trusts' management company. The Committee for the Economic Development of Australia releases ...

No protection in protectionism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... response to the 4 trillion billion yuan fiscal stimulus. Yes Virginia, we've seen the worst. But this is not to say that the road ahead would be flat and smooth. There'll be times just like what we witnessed over the past three days when investors' resolve ...

Singapore pushes for online economy

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
There is a new threat to Australia's aspirations to become Asia's financial hub and it is "virtual", after Singapore announced this month that it plans to spend big on IT to build an "online economy". IT research firm Ovum has released a fresh report ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
Australian shares are are expected to open slightly lower following small losses yesterday. Stock and commodity markets in the US and London were closed overnight for public holidays, meaning there is little direction for local shares. At 0725 AEST ...

AFA calls for Rising Star in advice

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is calling for nominations for the 2009 AFA Rising Star of the Year Award, an annual award that goes to the best up-and-coming professional in the advice industry. Richard Klipin, the association's chief executive ...

AIA public listing one step closer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
AIG has announced it will accelerate steps to position its Australasian subsidiary American International Assurance Company (AIA) as an independent entity in preparation for an Asian public listing. The timing of the move will be determined by market ...

Goldilocks Budget 2009

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
Most Australians by now would be suffering from Budget diarrhea. For there is no escape...everywhere you turn, it's Budget 2009 - the second for the Rudd Government and the first in contemporary Australian history of a tough one. Those were the days. ...

Tonight's the night

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
It's Budget lock-up day tonight in Canberra. The day when the who's who of the Australian economics and the reporting world are held incommunicado for six hours until the grand unveiling of the Government's plan for the future. The official rationale ...

Australian equities need more PR

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
Listed Australian companies can do more to convince overseas fund managers and pension funds to invest in the local market, with some prospective investors complaining of inadequate company websites and substandard investor relations. Local fund managers ...

James Hardie a case study on governance

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
... making processes, the way they convey decisions to the market and in the way they conduct investor briefings and so called road shows," said ASIC chairman Tony D'Aloisio. "The decision is another important step in improving corporate governance in Australia ...