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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street recovering after see-sawing throughout the day. European markets were higher, as were precious and base metals, and oil. On the ASX24 at 0659 AEDT, the ...

Coalition still unconvinced on 12 pc SG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
Coalition superannuation spokesperson and shadow assistant treasurer Senator Mathias Cormann has given the strongest signal yet that the opposition is unlikely to support lifting SG to 12 per cent. Senator Cormann said Bill Shorten, the Assistant Treasurer ...

Singapore makes $8.4bn grab for ASX

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
The Singapore stock exchange, SGX, has made an $8.4 billion bid for the ASX - a move that could see Australia's major exchange become a mere divisional office to Singapore's, if the deal receives regulatory approval. Australian Securities Exchange shareholders ...

Full steam ahead for MySuper

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
Superannuation minister Bill Shorten has cited Australians' concerns that super is too complex as a key reason why MySuper will be implemented as planned. Minister Shorten quoted research from Colmar Brunton that showed consumers generally find information ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
The Australian share market was higher at noon, boosted by the resources sector after strong commodity prices overnight. At 1201 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.1 points, or 0.35 per cent, at 4,641.0, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Advisers in clean bill of health

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
Advisers are taking an active approach to their own health, according to the 2010 Zurich Heart Foundation Heart Health Index. One in three advisers have made changes to reduce their risk of heart disease in the last six months with even more reporting ...

Bad, bad day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
For a while there I thought that October would just sail past smoothly - just like this year's September proved that it is not always the worst month for equities. Disappointment was all over Wall Street overnight - big time with its tree major stock ...

Bad news is good news is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... government - to pay for its debts if he's dead? In the name of reducing its budget deficit, the US passed the healthcare reform bill - an extra cost to employers. In the name of reducing the budget deficit, Obama is reportedly planning to propose a VAT ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
Australian stocks were lower at noon, with weakness among the resources and banking sector dragging the broader market down. At 1201 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 42.5 points, or 0.92 per cent, at 4,582.8, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

AMP appoints business partnership manager

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
AMP Financial Planning has appointed former Westpac lead state banker David Randall to the newly created role of business partnership manager. Randall will look after North Queensland, covering the area north from Rockhampton and west to Mt Isa. AMP ...