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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... up 27 points at 4810 points, on volume of 4,986 contracts. In economics news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is due to release job vacancies data for February. The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) is due to issue ...

Adviser award highlights need for women-centric advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... with the 100th International Women's Day calendar and the United Nations 'Equality Means Business' agenda. "Our own statistics show us that although women make up 45 per cent of the Australian workforce, only 12 per cent of TOWER Australia income protection ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... 18 points lower at 4,629 points, with 5,745 contracts traded. In economics news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) publishes international merchandise imports data for February. In companies news, the Australian Competition and Consumer ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... a six-month low on Tuesday, as Asian markets also plunged. In economics news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases data on dwelling unit commencements for December 2010. The joint Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Indexes of Economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... RBA assistant governor (financial markets) Guy Debelle, speaks at the Australian DCM Summit. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases lending finance data for January and new motor vehicles sales for February. Overnight, the US Federal Reserve ...

Japan bond jitters keep funds guessing

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... at 4.5 trillion yen (A$54.7 billion). Large holders of US treasuries had already been net sellers, with US Treasury statistics showing China selling down its stake from US$1.175 trillion in October 2010 to US$1.160 trillion in December. The industry ...

Super assets reach $1.32tr

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... pie, APRA figures show. Prudential regulator APRA today released its quarterly superannuation performance figures. The statistics are aimed at giving government policymakers, regulators, trustees and the wider community a sense of the overall performance ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... has moved between a high of 101.16 US cents and and a low of 100.65 US cents. On Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported the nation's jobless rate remained at five per cent in February, while total employment fell by a seasonally ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... Stevens delivered a speech in London overnight to a luncheon of Australian Business in Europe. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases labour force data for February. In equities news, hearings by the Senate Economics Committee in its inquiry ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... Australian dollar has moved between a high of 101.05 US cents and and a low of 100.70 US cents. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported on Wednesday that home loans approved in January had fallen 4.5 per cent, to a seasonally adjusted 48,871. ...