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Insurer claims from storms reach $200m

... will give relief to those affected by the floods including extensions without penalty, extra time to pay debts without interest and reconstructing tax records if the original documents were lost or destroyed. "We understand that people have other priorities ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
... activity fuels inflation concerns. That weighed on the financial and utility sectors, which are the most sensitive to higher interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 129.95 points to end at 13,295.01. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped ...

Global indices are dinosaurs: Schroders

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
... sales, Brian Scott. Scott said indices such as the MSCI World (ex-Australia) were inefficient, had a poor alignment of interest, were unsafe and left out thousands of potentially valuable assets. While he admitted that market cap indices were better ...

Economic round-up: Kiwis at war with inflation

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
New Zealand takes the award for the highest interest rates in the developed world, as the RBNZ jacked-up the official cash rate to a mammoth 8 per cent, sending a jolt through their export sector and financial markets. Better late than never, the Reserve ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
... stocks ended little changed overnight as rising oil prices boosted the energy sector, but lingering concern about higher interest rates kept investors on the defensive. Exxon Mobil Corp helped lead the Standard & Poor's 500 index higher as oil prices ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2007
Australian stocks have extended their slide, with interest rate fears cutting into banks, commodity prices putting pressure on resource plays and a weak lead from Wall St also dampening sentiment. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index shed 100 ...

Balanced funds tip towards alternatives

A new Deloitte survey on what asset classes a balanced fund typically invests in found falling demand for fixed interest and a marked shift towards alternative assets. The survey looked at asset allocations for balanced funds in 2002 and how they compare ...

Economic round-up: dust off the bear suit

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2007
... triggers of a correction could be anything from a widening of credit spreads or a decision by the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates. Morgan Stanley's position is that a full blown recession is unlikey as bond yields would fall during a correction ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2007
... be held in Perth. Australian stocks ended yesterday on a low note, after weaker overseas markets and fears of higher interest rates affected the local bourse. The S&P/ASX200 index ended down 26 points at 6311.1, while the all ordinaries was 29.2 points ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
The Australian share market stayed lower at noon after a sharp fall overnight in US stocks and fears of future interest rate rises. At 1200 AEST, the S&P/ASX200 Index was down 57.3 points to 6279.8 and the all ordinaries was 58.5 points lower at 6308.9. ...