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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
The Australian stock market looks set for another day of declines, after European and US stocks dropped sharply again overnight. At 0725 AEST on the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was 99 points lower at 3,995. In economics ...

Stocks rally hard as Australia deemed a bargain buy

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
Equities moved strongly to the upside in morning trade, building on yesterday's stunning stock market rebound with experts predicting further volatility but rating Australia a bargain. At time of writing the All Ordinaries Index was up a further 108.5 ...

Christian Super joins Government to seed community fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
Christian Super has teamed up with the Australian Government to provide financing for a new $20 million social enterprise investment fund. Brisbane based Foresters Community Finance will manage the Social Enterprise Development and Investment Fund (SEDIF) ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
Australian stocks were higher at noon as the market held onto gains which began on late on Tuesday and were boosted by a late surge overnight on Wall Street. At 1208 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 109.6 points, or 2.72 per cent, at 4,144.4 ...

SimCorp appoints new head of sales in Asia

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
Investment management software provider, SimCorp has appointed Nigel Ford to head the sales team in wealth and portfolio operations in Hong Kong and Singapore. Ford has lived and worked in the Asia region for over 20 years with prior experience in the ...

PC disability insurance final report released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
The Productivity Commission (PC) has released its final report into the Disability Care and Support review and re-affirmed its recommendations that the government should establish fully-funded social insurance schemes to commence in 2015. While not ...

Fed move checks markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
When the going gets tough, the Fed gets going. Ok, ok. I was wrong - no need to throw it back at my face. I expected the US Federal Reserve to provide a circuit breaker in the form of a third QE. I was wrong! Big Ben did this small Ben one better. B-I-N-G-O! ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
Australian stocks are looking at a brighter day today, after Wall Street staged a stunning turnaround in late trade overnight. Oil fell again, but metals generally were higher. At 0710 AEST on the ASX 24 on Monday, the September share price index futures ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
Australian stocks were dumped at the start of trade on Tuesday, as the wave of selling during overnight offshore trading swept onto local shores. At 1027 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 151.6 points, or 3.80 per cent, at 3,834.5 points ...

Stocks in freefall on recession fears, banks cut mortgage rates

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
Investors panicked sending the Australian stock market into freefall and bond markets soaring, following large losses on Wall Street. In morning trade, the All Ordinaries index plummeted 211.2 points or 5.21% to 3845.5, while the S&P/ASX 200 lapsed ...