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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
The Australian share market lost more ground during intra-day trading, with mining stocks falling on a negative outlook for iron ore prices. The major indices opened around one per cent lower and by midday had marked deeper losses. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Credit Suisse: Aus second highest average wealth in the world

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
Australia has the second highest average wealth in the world at US $397,000 behind only Switzerland with US $540,010. The Credit Suisse 2011 Global Wealth report, which surveyed the world's 4.5 billion adults, also revealed that Australia's median wealth ...

AMP University Challenge winner named

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... planning among universities and give students the opportunity to gain first-hand industry experience. Walker won a $5,000 AMP Bank account, FPA student membership and professional development opportunities. La Trobe University also received a $10,000 ...

Disagreeing to agree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
No mas! I have had enough, and enough is too much. If you're scratching your heads over the current goings-on in the financial markets, you're not alone. For how can we, mere code-breakers of policy pronouncements, divine the future when policy-makers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down 37 points at 4,181. In economic news on Thursday, Reserve Bank assistant governor Malcolm Edey is to deliver speech to ISDA Annual Australia Conference. In equities news, Wesfarmers' ...

FSS security breach strikes industry chord

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... StrongerSuper and the new APRA-standards power. "As we move into the payments outs system, levels of security have to increase to bank-level security." Vamos also said the fast reaction rate, as shown by First State Super is a key example of the reaction ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... Petroleum lost 19 cents to $34.79. Banks and financial stocks were higher, with the big four lenders led by Commonwealth Bank which gained 62 cents, or 1.31 per cent, to $48.07. In other news on Wednesday, copper and gold miner OZ Minerals said annual ...

AMP appoints former AXA heads to merged business

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... been made director business operations; while Mike Lawrence and John McIlroy remain in their roles as managing director AMP Bank and director multiport respectively. The new appointees will report to director of banking and wealth management products ...

AustralianSuper uses scale to negotiate deals with NAB, ME Bank

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... the options of three, six and twelve month terms, with a minimum deposit of $2,000 and a maximum of $5 million. NAB and ME Bank have been selected as term deposit providers following a tender process. The key criterion for selecting NAB and ME Bank was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... billion) risk accounting revision. Acknowledging a "challenging investment banking and capital markets environment," the bank reported a profit of $US4.3 billion, down four per cent from the same quarter in the previous year. LONDON - European stocks ...