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AMP upgrades online functionality

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
AMP is the latest wealth group to upgrade its online capabilities and introduce new features to its web services, which it said will make it easier for customers to navigate the website and take control of their finances. These features include a series ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
Australian shares have posted strong gains after better-than-expected trade data boosted already buoyant mining stocks. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showing a surge in exports and a widening trade surplus gave further impetus to mining ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher following a strong positive lead from both the US and Europe overnight. At 0800 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up 49 points at 4,242. In economic news on Thursday ...

What hard landing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Hard landing? What hard landing? I told you so Virginia, what China's politburo wants, China's politburo gets. And certainly, they don't want their economy to land hard. PBOC to the rescue. Late last year, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) cut the reserve ...

Benchmarked inflation protection doesn't stack up

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Managing inflation spikes through inflation-lined bonds (ILB) is fundamentally flawed, according to one institutional investment manager. "The traditional approach to managing inflation has been to buy an inflation benchmark, which is typically eight ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Australian stocks have opened slightly higher after mixed leads from offshore bourses kept investors wary ahead of the start of the local earnings season. Wall Street ended lower after US gross domestic product (GDP) data missed expectations - despite ...

MLC earns health insurance advice mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
MLC Implemented Consulting has been appointed by Teachers Federation Health to provide tailored investment services and advice. Teachers Federation Health (TFH), which has over $200 million of assets under advice, joins fellow insurers HCF and nib in ...

Nikkei not nice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Japanese equities started 2012 on the right foot with the Nikkei-225 index up by more than 4.0% in January. It is also now 7.9% above last year's low of 8,160.01 points. Viewed in this light, Japan's stock market appears to be in the mend. However ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher, despite a mainly negative session on Wall Street overnight. At 0812 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up eight points at 4,234. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
Australian stocks have opened slightly higher after mixed leads from offshore bourses kept investors wary ahead of the start of the local earnings season. Wall Street ended lower after US gross domestic product (GDP) data missed expectations - despite ...