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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... share price index futures contract was 88 points higher at 4,915. In economic news today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases housing finance data for June. SEEK.com.au releases its employment index for July. In company news, News Corporation ...

More females in fin services

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... 15 years or so have witnessed a serious shift in males-to-females employee ratios. DNR quoted Australian Bureau of Statistics data that showed there were 10,700 more males working in the sector in 1985. Today, women employed in the industry full-time ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... September share price index futures contract was 38 points lower at 4,875. In economic news today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its house price indices for the June quarter. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group releases its job advertisements ...

ASFA supports same sex super bill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... currently pay higher tax on superannuation death benefits, an issue she said, must be addressed. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) census data found more than 50,000 Australians are defined as same sex couples. ASFA estimates up to 160 people a year ...

US growth disappoints

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... news on Australian retail sales, pointing to a slowing in domestic spending going forward. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that retail sales fell by 0.1 percent in June, lower down forecasts for a flat reading and down from a 0.9 increase ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... $20.037 billion from a downwardly revised $20.232 billion in May, according to figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. "I think the line you can take from that is it confirms a slowing economy, but what it also means is that the Reserve Bank ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... September share price index futures contract firmed 84 points, or 1.74 per cent, to 4,911. Today, Australian Bureau of Statistics building approvals data for June is released. Austar United Communications Ltd releases its interim results, Milton Corp ...

APRA to review super fund stats

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
APRA will consult with industry players on proposals to change the format of its all-important statistics on super fund performance so the public can make more informed choices about who should manage their retirement savings. Every three months, the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... price index futures contract added 34 points to 5,050. Today, the focus will be the release of Australian Bureau of Statistics June quarter consumer price index (CPI). Economists had expected the headline CPI, the key measure of inflation, to record ...

This Week's Market Movers (21-25 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... plenty of information to discern the near-term outlook for growth and inflation. Australia: The Australian Bureau of Statistics release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for the June quarter is this week's key market moving event for the domestic ...