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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
Australian stocks were lower at noon, with financials and miners dragging down the market and after US stocks fell on fears relating to European debt levels. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 23.1 points, or 0.51 per cent, at 4,550.1 ...

True Lies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
"Same thing happened to me with wife number two, 'member? I have no idea nothing's going on, right? I come home one day and the house is empty, and I mean completely empty. She even took the ice cube trays out of the freezer. What kind of a sick bitch ...

Market Wrap - morning

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
The Australian stock market has received a negative lead from offshore markets, after Wall Street closed lower and oil prices fell. At 0747 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 27 points lower at 4,550 points ...

Praemium SMARTwrap signs AFS

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
Technology provider Praemium announced in a statement to the ASX today that its SMARTwrap platform has won its first approval from a national dealer group - Australian Financial Services group (AFS), barely a month after launching. Based on Praemium's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
The Australian share market was flat at noon, with investors cautious ahead of an interest rate announcement and an indication on which political party will rule. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 6.6 points, or 0.14 per cent, at 4,582.1 ...

ASFA principles recommend super industry changes

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
The rising importance of superannuation in the economy and members growing reliance on their super's performance have formed the basis for the latest ASFA Policy principles report, released this week. The principles report, which is updated annually ...

Investors eye $650bn 'niche' asset class

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
Shipping-related investments is a niche asset class that is now open to a broader set of investors following the GFC, new research shows. According to the latest Mercer report, the shipping industry is responsible for moving 90 per cent of the world's ...

Planes, trains & automobiles and the bush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
Kick off! While we continue to hold our collective breaths for the trio from the bush to tell us which political party "we voted for" last 21 August, campaigning has kicked off on our big brother's shores. It's Labor Day in the USA, heralding the start ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open flat. US markets were closed overnight for a public holiday, while European markets finished firmer. At 0703 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was down one point ...

Long-term fixes for super inequity

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
Superannuation reforms such as a maternity-linked bonus super payment from the government and a review of the $450 monthly income threshold could go a long way into reducing the savings gap between men and women. The differences in superannuation median ...