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Just replace because with despite

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
Now you see? Investors really do see what they want to see. Oh yes Virginia, the drip, drip, drip of economic reports and other news twittered, facebooked and blogged all over cyberspace were enough to send any bear to bear utopia - but they didn't. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open higher on Thursday after Wall Street ended a three-day losing streak to close moderately higher. Oil and metals rose in overnight trade, too. On the ASX 24 at 0700 AEST, the June share price index futures contract ...

Sunsuper adds fireworks to marketing push

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
In line with its strategy to raise brand awareness, Sunsuper has signed up as the naming rights sponsor of Riverfire, the fireworks spectacular to announce the opening of the Brisbane Festival in September. The fund's sponsorship program is an integral ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
The Australian share market opened slightly lower, dragged down by European debt concerns but balanced by a surge in oil and energy stocks. At 1013 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 0.8 points lower at 4,628, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Diversified pension policy is best: OECD

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
National pension policy is a balancing act between adequacy and sustainability, a balancing act that G20 countries are finding increasingly difficult to maintain, reveals a major OECD report. Restoring this balance is forcing countries to adopt policies ...

Never wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open higher on Tuesday after Wall Street closed flat overnight while European and Asian markets generally were higher. Oil and metals rose. On the ASX 24 at 0717 AEST, the June share price index futures contract ...

JP Morgan appoints direct custody head

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... management team. Francis is the head of direct custody and clearing in Australia and New Zealand since January this year. Ben Vanden Boom, head of WSS operations for Melbourne and New Zealand, also joined the team. He started with the firm in March this ...

Financial services feel cloud benefit

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
A shift towards cloud computing has resulted in significant return on investment, according to a Bloomberg technology survey of financial services companies. Over one hundred chief information officers and technology decision makers from major financial ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
Australian stocks were trading lower at noon, extending losses from the open with the financial sector under selling pressure due to concerns about European sovereign debt. At 1203 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 22.7 points, or 0.49 per ...