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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
Australian stocks were higher at noon, boosted by both the resources sector and financials. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 13.6 points higher, or 0.29 per cent, at 4,631.8 while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 14.3 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
Australian stocks were higher at noon, with strength coming from the resources sector, offset by weakness among the big banks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 8.8 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 4,695.6 points, while the broader All ...

Australia's big bro

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
Dateline 1 July 1997. Many will remember this day, the day that the United Kingdom handed Hong Kong back to the People's Republic of China. There was much trepidation and fear in the air leading up to the expiration of the UK's 99-year lease on the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
The Australian share market was marginally stronger at noon, with mining stocks leading the gains on the back of higher metals prices overnight. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 9.1 points, or 0.19 per cent, to 4,678.9 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
The Australian stock market at noon on Tuesday was higher, following a rise on United States markets overnight. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14.9 points, or 0.32 per cent, at 4,646.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index had ...

ANZ to compensate Storm victims

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
ANZ Bank has introduced a new package to compensate Storm Financial investors. According to a Slater & Gordon statement, ANZ Bank has started a Storm resolution scheme, with the law firm calling it "another important step forward in winning compensation ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
The Australian share market was up slightly at noon, with rising banking stocks, offsetting weaker resources stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.6 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 4,589.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
The Australian stock market was higher at noon, led by strength across banking and finance stocks. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 40.8 points, or 0.9 per cent, at 4,578 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 39.6 ...

Super SA, GESB and Telstra Super join top 300

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
Fifteen of the world's top 300 pension and sovereign wealth funds are domiciled in Australia, according to a new report. That represents an increase of three on last year, with Super SA, GESB, and Telstra Super joining the global elite. The Future Fund ...

True Lies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
"Same thing happened to me with wife number two, 'member? I have no idea nothing's going on, right? I come home one day and the house is empty, and I mean completely empty. She even took the ice cube trays out of the freezer. What kind of a sick bitch ...