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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
Australian markets are expected to open firmer on Thursday, as US equities rebound in afternoon trade on signs of a slow improvement in the American labour market. On the ASX24 at 0615 AEDT, the December share price index contract was 25 points higher ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
The Australian share market was slightly higher at noon supported by strong commodity prices overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 4.6 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 4,745.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen ...

ACSA appoints new chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
Paul Cutts, managing director of Northern Trust Company Australia & New Zealand, will take on the role of chair for Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) following the exit of Bryan Gray. ACSA has recently been involved in discussions on ...

Telstra Super raises insurance cover

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
Telstra Super has improved its insurance cover for the second time in 2010 with members now receiving better TPD cover. From November 1, Tesltra Super Personal Plus members have received age-based Total & Permanent Disablement (TPD) cover for 92 cents ...

QE2 overstays welcome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
Damned if they didn't, damned now that they did! Wall Street is behaving just like any four-year old these days. A four-year old who gets a present, he eagerly opens it, eyes beam, plays with it for about... maybe a week, then discards and wants something ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
Australian markets are receiving mixed leads from offshore, with healthy gains in European equities and in precious and base metals, while Wall St was lower, as was oil in early afternoon trading. On the ASX24 at 0756 AEDT, the December share price ...

Plan for Life offloads LifeRisk Online

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
Plan For Life passed its LifeRisk Online rights to the Life Risk Group, which announced plans to relaunch the adviser subscription service. Plan For Life said it would focus its attention on its core research business. Stephen Dingjan, managing director ...

CBA plans retail bond offering

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
In a huge boost for the dormant Australian retail bond market, Commonwealth Bank announced plans to tap retail investors' appetite for fixed income with the imminent launch of 5-year floating rate notes. The size of the offering is believed to be as ...

Better boring than bubble

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
Frank Villante may work at a fund manager named after the stars but when it comes to investing, his feet are firmly on the ground. Villante, chief investment officer of small-cap specialist Celeste Funds Management, spoke at a media briefing about investors ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
The Australian share market was weaker at noon, dragged lower following the sale of a major holding in energy group Woodside Petroleum. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 23.8 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 4,754.6 points, while the ...