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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
The Australian share market had moved into positive territory by noon after a lower opening, with bank and mining stocks leading the way. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.2 points, or 0.37 per cent, at 4,400.7 points, while the ...

Waiting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
International equity markets' reaction to the weekend's G-20 gabfest was to be expected. They were up a little. They were down a little. Like I wrote on this space yesterday, there was something for everyone - depending on which paragraph of the G-20 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
The Australian market is expected to open lower on mixed leads from offshore trading overnight. Wall Street's key indices were flat to lower, precious and base metals and oil were down, but European markets were higher. At 0745 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...

End to unfair mortgage exit fees

ASIC AND CHOICE RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
ASIC has released a consultation paper on new laws regulating mortgage early exit fees, which are unconscionable or unfair. The new paper, titled Mortgage early exit fees: Unconscionable fees and unfair contract terms (CP 135), contains proposals that ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
The Australian share market was in into negative territory at noon with political uncertainty at home combining with ongoing worries about overseas debt and the United States economy to place weight on the market. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Centrepoint and PIS merger agreement changed

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
The merger between Centrepoint Alliance and Professional Investment Services (PIS) is expected to go ahead but the agreement has changed. Centrepoint Alliance found no unanticipated issues with PIS during the due diligence process but the terms of the ...

Cbus CONNECT merger goes ahead

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
Industry super funds Cbus and CONNECT today announced they have formally agreed to merge effective 1 October 2010, creating a $14.7 billion fund. Earlier this year the two boards confirmed they had signed a heads of agreement providing in principle ...

Short form PDS gets green light

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
Super fund members can look forward to an eight-page product disclosure statement (PDS) rather than 80, as new laws announced this week kick in. The new regulations are an important step forward to a new era in disclosure for fund members, said super ...

How the wealthy invest their money

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
Australia's high net worth population increased by 34 per cent last year, according to a new report that sheds some light on how the rich allocated their funds just after the peak of the GFC. The latest World Wealth Report, released by Merrill Lynch ...

First femme PM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
The morning after. Either you're still reading the obituaries and the political assassination of Kevin Rudd or you have moved on to congratulate Australia's first femme PM - Julia Gillard. I won't bore you with the details. Pick up any local daily or ...