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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... adviser Stuart Smith said the US sub-prime problems were affecting the local market heavily. Every stock in the Dow had fallen last night after news emerged that the US government might have to bail out mortgage-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... miners and energy producers declined after commodity prices fell overnight. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 had fallen 14.6 points, or 0.38 per cent, to 4,966.5, while the broader All Ordinaries lost 18.4 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 5,020.6. ...

Protect super savings: PwC survey

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... investment management fees varied between one per cent and 2.5 per cent. "Over the last five year, average fee rates have fallen. This has been driven largely by competition, increased scale and improved organizational efficiency. In times of low returns ...

More females in fin services

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... sector's inability to attract women with tertiary qualifications. The proportion of women working in the finance industry has fallen from 48 to 45 per cent over the past 10 years, according to data collated by Roy Morgan Research released last month. ...

US growth disappoints

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... the annual growth rate in retail spending remains at 3.2 percent. The annual growth rate in Australian retail sales have fallen to around 2 percent in 2000 and 2005 and to about 1 percent in 1996/97, did we fall into a recession then? In addition, the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... market closed relatively flat following modest losses on United States markets on Monday. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had fallen 6.2 points, or 0.12 per cent, to 5005.6, while the broader All Ordinaries added 0.5 points, or 0.01 per cent to 5075.9. ...

Boost savings and cut interest rates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... at IFSA's annual conference in early August," said Gilbert. The report confirmed that household saving in Australia have fallen over the last decade placing Australia 16th relative to other OECD nations in terms of savings rates in 2006. Complicating ...

This Week's Market Movers (7-11 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... indications suggest that rising costs - petrol is now close to A$1.70 a litre -- and share market wobbles - ASX 200 has fallen below 5000 points -- will continue to weigh on consumers' minds. This may be partially offset by the Federal Government's income ...

Women dropping out of financial services

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
... news is that the gender balance is heavily skewed to males. The proportion of women working in the finance industry has fallen from 48 to 45 per cent over the past 10 years. The report says: "Notably, the proportion of women working in the finance industry ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... by more than two per cent. By AEST 1212 BHP had lost $1.34,or 2.92 per cent, to $44.55 and takeover target Rio Tinto had fallen $3.25, or 2.29 per cent, to $138.50.