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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open in positive territory today as shares Wall Street jumped just before close. At 0730 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 63 points at 3,970. There ...

MLC upgrades its group insurance suite

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
MLC is raising the bar in group insurance, providing super funds with more insurance options at no extra cost. MLC's salary continuance benefits now cover 10 specific illnesses, which means members can receive double benefits for up to six months. For ...

ARCH buys FPG stake

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
US asset manager ARCH Financial Products has bought a 48 per cent stake in one of the world's largest offshore independent financial adviser firms, Financial Partners Group. ARCH bought the stake in FP Group, which has more than $1.3 billion under advice ...

WealthBuilder targets generational clients

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
IOOF has created WealthBuilder - a multigenerational investment bond targeted towards investors focussed on estate planning and medium to long term savings. According to Renato Mota, general manager investor solutions at IOOF, estate planning provides ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker today as US Stocks dropped up to seven per cent overnight. At 0739 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 191 points at 3,968. In economic ...

Crisis on Facebook

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
Call it the financial crisis that launched a thousand Facebook sites. The Web 2.0 has spawned Depression 2.0, a social networking site where individuals discuss a return to the Great Depression of the 30s. Financial planners and fund managers who want ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
Australian stocks were lower at noon after a strong negative lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 89.6 points, or 2.08 per cent, at 4,212.9, while the broader All Ordinaries lost 83.9 points, or 1.97 per cent, to 4,167.5. ...

Chile not so hot on fixed income

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
The Chilean Pension Fund Administrators' Association (CPAA) urged its young members not to reduce their allocation in equities in favour of fixed income in the wake of the global financial crisis. CPAA, the umbrella body representing the equivalent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open in negative territory today as US Stocks fell in late trading. At 0752 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 126 points at 4,211. In economic news ...

Hedge funds slam ban extension

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
The hedge fund industry has condemned the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) decision to extend the ban on short selling on non-financial stocks, declaring it will have "severe and immutable long-term effects". ASIC extended the ...