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Saved by BP and Goldman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
Oil spill? Checked. Lawsuit? Checked. The resolution of these two uncertainties powered Wall Street into a positive close after spending most its trading day worrying about weak economic data at home. Oil spill plugged. BP shares surged by 7.6 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... After spending much of the day deep in negative territory, stocks recouped some losses in late trades, but not enough to stop a sixth consecutive day of losses. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 41.49 points (0.42 per cent) to settle at ...

Drunk futures broker banned

FSA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
A UK oil futures broker has been banned from the local financial services industry for five years and fined $126,000 for manipulating the market by trading huge volumes of oil contracts after a weekend bender. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) ...

EOFYS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... forecasts for a gain of 0.5 per cent. Who cares? The world boomed and busted while Japan remained in limbo since the 1990s. Next stop, Europe. Yes, there's an OMG moment there too. There the worry is about the expiration of the European Central Bank's ...

Westpac gives employees 12 months super pay

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... eligible employees will receive contributions of 9 per cent of their base salary paid as a lump sum amount. But the buck doesn't stop here - Westpac is extending its support to customers by waiving administration fees for its BT Super for Life account ...

Australians frustrated with fin companies

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
Australia's finance industry, including financial services, has the highest customer turnover following poor customer service, compared with telecoms, internet service providers and insurance, new research shows. A survey of 702 respondents by RightNow ...

NAB Super improves insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... they suffer a disability. In addition, the fund has also introduced extended cover, a continuation option for members who stop working with NAB, and continuing death cover, among others. The new arrangements kicked in 1 April.

Planners advising ETFs double

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... report, which surveyed 7,400 investors and 780 planners, show 30 per cent of planners now advise on ETFs. But the figures don't stop there - a further 17 per cent indicate they are considering using the product within the next 12 months as demand increases. ...

All that glitters are gold ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... there's physical gold behind it. Once there's no more gold available, which is still a long way away from happening, we would stop issuing securities and the ETF would start trading at a premium to the spot price." The World Gold Council estimates investors ...

Turning Bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
... come down, wealth is eroded. Consumers start tightening their purses. Businesses begin to see shrinking demand and delay (stop?) investment in equipment, in buildings and structures and in staff. Income and wages fall, company profits fall, equity market ...