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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
The Australian share market was lower at noon, despite a positive lead from Wall Street overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 22.9 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 4,687.1, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 19.9 ...

QE2 still the main game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
There is really nothing much to report today. Wall Street rose... a bit. The US dollar depreciated... more than a bit. There were positive reports out overnight. The third quarter reporting season is good. More than 86 per cent of companies in the S&P ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with most key equities markets higher. Precious and base metals and oil also were stronger. On the ASX24 at 0724 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract ...

AFA pledges support for advice campaign

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is calling on its members and supporters to raise $500,000 by the end of the conference to fund a campaign designed to highlight the benefits of good financial advice. Ron Lambert, a financial adviser and ...

Bank claims Great Southern action stumped

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has claimed that the Great Southern class action DC Legal commenced against the bank has "fallen over". The bank made its calls following the striking out on last Wednesday of the separate class action initiated by Macpherson ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... share price index contract was 65 points higher at 4,714 points, with 18,186 contracts traded. IG Market research analyst Ben Potter said the strength in the market since this morning was unexpected. "The market was basically dead flat for most of the ...

G-20 gabfest at Gyeongju

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
Heard at the G-20 gabfest at Gyeongju: blah, blah, blah... and more blah, blah, blah. As it always is when top authorities of the top nations meet, there's going to be too much chatter and too little done. Financial markets were right to expect that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading over the weekend, with equities markets in the US, Asia and Europe mixed, oil and base metals higher, but precious metals eased. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0627 AEDT, the December ...

AIOFP appoints directors

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
... director of Lifespan Financial Planning (Lifespan). The other members of the AIOFP board are Tony Siragusa of Money Guidance, Ben Jayaweera of Growth Plus Financial Group and executive director, Peter Johnston. AIFOP was established in 1998. To be an ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
The Australian share market was slightly higher at noon, after a subdued lead from Wall Street overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.8 points, or 0.28 per cent, at 4,635.7, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen ...