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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket had improved from its opening by noon after being pulled up by the major banks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 0.1 point,at 4169.4 points while the broader All Ordinaries index was 0.2 point lower at ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open higher following mild gains on Wall Street overnight and higher commodity prices. At 0710 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 13 points higher at 3,748. In economic ...

Suncorp names CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
Suncorp has appointed a former top executive at Aviva plc, Patrick Snowball, as its new chief executive, five months after John Mulcahy stepped down from the role. Prior to joining the firm, Snowball worked at Aviva plc for seven years, holding a number ...

Retirement platforms growing fastest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
Eight of the ten fastest growing platforms are retirement products, confirming that the sector is fast becoming a wealth management heavyweight, reveals new research from Rainmaker. The findings are contained in the latest Rainmaker Advantage report ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open stronger after gains on Wall Street as investors looked optimistically ahead to key economic data due for release this week. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index ...

Suncorp re-names wealth division

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
Suncorp has renamed the group's wealth management business to Suncorp Life. Geoff Summerhayes, group executive at Suncorp, said the new name recognised the business' strength and focus on the life insurance market. "Suncorp Life aspires to be a leading ...

AIA arises from AIG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
AIA has today become the new name and brand for AIG Life in Australia as the group takes another step towards becoming a fully independent Asian-based insurance giant. The initiative follows similar moves announced last month by other former AIG subsidiaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
The Australian share market has received a positive lead from Wall Street, with key indices either up or flat, and copper and oil higher, although precious metals were lower. At 0715 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly lower after losses on Wall Street and in Europe, although commodity prices rose after a sell-off earlier in the week. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract ...

HK investors wary of local market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
Hong Kong based investors still remain bearish on how the local market will perform for the rest of the year after the J.P. Morgan Investor Confidence Index dipped lower in the March quarter. The index fell 5 points to 95 points in the first quarter ...