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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher, after Wall Street and most of the European major markets moved more than 1.5 per cent higher on Greece's indication it would not hold a debt bailout package referendum. At 0825 AEDT on Friday ...

Shape up or ship out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
Germany and France has called Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou's all-in "referendum" gambit. Monsieur Sarkozy and Fraulein Merkel suspended the disbursement of the a,-8 billion rescue tranche until Greece makes up its mind to stay in the Eurozone ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
The Australian share market at noon on Thursday had reversed direction to be lower as investors considered how the continuing Greek debt crisis might unfold. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 21.4 points, or 0.51 per cent, at 4,163.2 ...

Machines of loving grace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
The Fed has spoken and financial markets thought they liked what they heard. To be sure, to be sure, the 1.5% rebound on Wall Street overnight - and an almost equivalent bounce in Europe - is as welcome as welcome could be. Anything that could break ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher, following the positive lead of the Dow Jones overnight despite no sign US unemployment was letting up nor America's growth picking up substantially. At 0620 AEDT on Thursday, the December share ...

IFM announces global fee rebate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
IFM has today announced a rebate to all its existing investors globally that equates to 12.5% of annual fees, to be paid in cash from December. The fee rebate will apply to base management fees, calculated on funds under management at the end of October. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
The Australian stock market remains significantly lower at noon after unexpected possible troubles with the European bailout caused world markets to plunge. At 1203 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 72.1 points, or 1.7 per cent, at 4,160.9 ...

SG Bill enters parliament with strong support

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
The Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment Bill has entered the House of Representatives today with the support of associations and government, with Minister Shorten introducing the abolishment of the age limit. In addition to increasing ...

OneVue eyes insto investor for global growth

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
Platform provider OneVue will select an institutionally aligned minority shareholder to join the OneVue Holdings register by February 2012, the group has announced. OneVue chief executive Connie McKeage said as part of the decision OneVue had taken ...

Westpac rise in cash earnings reflects strong results in retail and wealth

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
Westpac has posted strong financial results, with a 10 % increase in full year profits. In the 12 months to September 30 the group's net profit rose from $6.3 billion in 2010 to $6.9 billion, while cash earnings were also up 7 % to $6.3 billion. "It ...