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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher today as Wall Street gained ground on Friday. Base metal prices were mostly weaker in London, however, which could cap gains. At 0745 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
The Australian share market was lower at noon, weighed down by the financial sector after ANZ Banking revealed larger than expected provisioning for bad corporate debts. US equity markets were mixed following a low outcome for a consumer sentiment survey. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher today, buoyed by Wall Street. Metals were mixed, offering no clear lead, and a sharp slide in crude oil prices lessened worries about higher energy costs. At 0810 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Lending practices lack clarity

Should non-conforming lenders conform? A parliamentary inquiry into mortgage lending practices has prompted leading accounting firm Deloitte to call for more transparency and disclosure in the lending industry. Amid a housing market spooked by the US ...

BT appoints new CFO and replaces multi-strategies head

BT Financial Group has appointed a new chief financial officer and head of multi-strategies ahead of the partial float of its funds management arm. Earle MacGregor is the new chief financial officer while Robert Swift is the new head of multi-strategies ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
Australian stocks were firmer at noon, after the US Federal Reserve's market intervention last Friday gave impetus to the local bourse. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had climbed 196 points to 5867 and the All Ordinaries gained 194.5 points ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open significantly higher today after the US Federal Reserve took action to stabilise credit markets, which lifted US markets. At 0806 AEST, the September Share Price Index was up 190 points at 5778 on the Sydney ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
The Australian share market was higher at noon as investors took a shining to healthy production reports from BHP Billiton and Newcrest Mining. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 38.4 points to 6428.8, while the All Ordinaries had gained ...

SEQUAL to boost reach through education

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
Reverse mortgage industry body SEQUAL has appointed Kevin Conlon as head of education as part of a bid to boost the reach and understanding of reverse mortgages by brokers and planners. This focus on education comes as the Australian Securities and ...

World first index monetises climate change risk

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
Research and ratings agency RepuTex will establish the world's first climate change growth index in July, quantifying for the first time the impact of a carbon-constrained environment on businesses listed on the ASX 300. The company looked at current ...