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Sunny side up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... of the street." -Louis Armstrong, On the Sunny Side of the Street Whew! After the nerve-wracking "will it won't it" - default, be bailed out, pass austerity measures - shilly-shallying over Greece's immediate future, financial markets are back walking ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... that it doesn't moderate too far," she said. Ms Ong said overall market sentiment remained positive, as fears of a Greek default slipped away. Greek MPs voted a second time overnight in support of an austerity package necessary to secure aid to avoid ...

Life insurance gap down 33pc

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... focus on personal insurance since the GFC. "Increased levels of personal insurance have been driven by an increase of default cover within superannuation, a greater focus on risk insurance by financial advisers and superannuation fund trustees as well ...

I'm still standing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
"And did you think this fool could never win Well look at me, I'm coming back again I'm still standing yeah, yeah, yeah I'm still standing yeah, yeah, yeah." -Elton John, I'm Still Standing Oh yeah, oh yeah. Call it short covering or call it end-of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... the financial year on a strong note, buoyed by investor optimism after Greece passed austerity measures to help avoid a default on its debt. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Thursday closed up 78.5 points, or 1.73 per cent, at 4,608, while the broader ...

Bank stocks rise on Greek confidence

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... and market commentators have warned that the austerity package and associated bailout money only defers the inevitable default or debt restructuring that must eventually occur. The impact for Australian investors of any shocks to the system would be ...

First State Super and Health Super merger official

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... (HSFP) office. According to Rainmaker Research, Health Super ranked first in the one year performance to 31 May 2011 in default investment option performance for workplace superannuation funds. The fund recorded 13.1% growth for that period. FSS is bringing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
The Australian stock market was firmer at noon, on track to post a third straight day of gains, with the healthcare and industrials sector leading the broader market higher. At 1206 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 37.6 points, or 0.83 per ...

Pigs may fly but they won't default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... the government still expects the economy to grow by 0.8% next year and 2.1% after that. Pigs may fly - but they don't default! But back to the point, it isn't about Greece because the bailout money is really and truly not to save them (but to bury them?) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... three major indices leaping more than one per cent amid optimism that Europe would reach a deal to avoid a destabilising default by Greece. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 145.13 points (1.21 per cent) to close at 12,188.69. The broader S&P 500 ...