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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
The Australian share market was slightly lower in morning trade on Friday, with Telstra one of the few bright spots as civil unrest in Egypt continued to dampen investor sentiment. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 11.3 points, or ...

Catching its second wind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
What's this? More good news out of America and yet Wall Street went nowhere overnight? The Dow closed just a little bit (0.1 per cent) lower. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended last night's session just a tad (0.1 per cent) higher. It was hilarious reading ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... move to rein in inflation with an interest rate rise on Tuesday continued to worry Hong Kong, as US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke made rare criticism of the Beijing central bank's anti-inflationary strategy. In other markets, Singapore tumbled 1.50 ...

AFA promotes Make A Plan

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers gives its younger adviser network an update on the association's initiatives, including the Make A Plan campaign, at the GenXt Roadshow in Sydney yesterday. Speaking at the event, chief executive Richard Klipin ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
The Australian stock market was flat at noon on Thursday, with only slight gains and losses across the board. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.4 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 4,907.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up ...

Henderson Maxwell launches DIY planning guide

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
Sam Henderson, chief executive and senior financial planner with Henderson Maxwell, has launched a DIY financial planning book designed to reach those who don't have a financial planner and bring more credit to the industry which he said has received ...

Inflated inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... that's responsible as QE money flows into emerging economies and at the same time drive commodity prices higher. And given Big Ben's testimony before the US House Budget Committee last night, the money tap will continue to flow. There's really nothing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... points, or 0.24 per cent, to 4,995.1 points. NEW YORK - US stocks closed mixed Wednesday, shrugging off Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to Congress and merger and acquisition activity in the stock exchange sector. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

IGCC launches climate risk survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
Australia/New Zealand Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) are launching an international survey to find practical tools for investors to benchmark their performance on managing climate risk The survey, to be run by global investment consulting firm ...

CBA wealth arm boosts profits

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
Commonwealth Bank reported solid results for 2010, buoyed by the strong performance of its funds management business. CBA Wealth Management delivered underlying profit after tax of $329m for 2010, a 12 per cent rise on the previous 12 months. Its net ...