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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
... points, or 0.09 per cent, to 3,476.5. NEW YORK - US stocks turned higher on Wednesday, coming off sharp early losses after a series of much worse-than-expected data, as investors on Wall Street took a positive lead from online sales figures. At the closing ...

HOST-PLUS drops five-day rule

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... weekly or fortnightly system in two years time. "With the Superpartners technology refresh there's going to be a whole series of technological enhancements and back office improvements that will allow us, on a cost effective basis, to provide more frequent ...

Mr. Scrooge's Ghosts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... measure, which is based on a large survey of employers, as the most reliable comprehensive estimate of employment. This series reached a peak in December 2007 and has declined every month since then.' Furthermore, NBER noted that personal income peaked ...

Dow Jones launches Islamic ASEAN index

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... Indexes. "The index further broadens the geographical coverage of the well sought after Dow Jones Islamic Market index series which follows a unique methodology and has set the standard for Islamic indexing in the past decade." The DJIM ASEAN Index is ...

FTSE opens environment indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
FTSE Group added nine more indices to its Environmental Opportunities Index Series to cater for investors seeking exposure to water, alternative energy and waste management companies. The nine indices include the FTSE EO 100 Index, Water Technology ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... after a very late afternoon recovery as investors took comfort in computer maker Hewlett-Packard's upbeat outlook amid a series of depressing company news and deteriorating economic conditions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 151.17 points, 1.83 ...

UBS Global Access targets tough times

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
UBS Investment Bank has unveiled the latest series of the UBS Global Access Fund, which aims to provide investors with exposure to a 90 per cent capital protected investment based on three regional equities themes. "Global equity valuations are near ...

New resources, fresh ads for advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... the bar of awareness on the value of advice. The industry body recently launched a new advertising campaign based on a series of real life case studies from the FPA Value of Advice Awards program. "You pay to see a financial planner. You could pay more ...

Top guns tackle industry challenges

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
... paid study tour to New York, to share ideas with Deloitte global insurance leader Joe Guastella who will host her for a series of meetings with Deloitte's international insurance experts.

The global recession we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... Paribas; to shore up its capital ratio, Italian bank UniCredit asked its shareholders for 3 billion euros and 'implemented a series of cost-cutting measures, and the execution of other extraordinary transactions currently underway or envisaged.' Hopefully ...