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Trichet to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
"Efxaristo para poli!" That's Greek for thank you very much. What in the world could possibly make European Central Bank President (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet abandoned the summer sunshine in Sydney - and the company of the 23 other central representatives ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
The Australian stock market has received a mixed set of leads from overseas markets, with Wall Street's main indices themselves mixed but oil and metals prices higher. At 0650 AEDT the on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract ...

More funds adopt intra-fund advice

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
Super funds are racing to get the government's rubberstamp on intra-fund advice relief - with AvSuper, Plum and HESTA among those that already offer, or about to offer, the expanded advice service to their members. AvSuper received the authorisation ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... was very, very strong last night," Mr Weston said. "We do still have quite a few downside risks in the market, you can't rule that out, but at least in the short term it's been good to get some positive news from all around the world." At 1210 AEDT ...

Norwegian pension excludes tobacco firms

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
The Norwegian Ministry of Finance is excluding the $518 billion Government Pension Fund Global from investing in 17 tobacco companies including British American Tobacco, Philip Morris and Japan Tobacco. The Ministry of Finance drafted rules states the ...

ASIC power boost could trigger witch-hunts

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
Some investment experts worry the government's plans to increase ASIC's investigative powers could spark industry witch-hunts. Indy Singh, managing director of Fiducian, said the government has to tread carefully when increasing ASIC's powers and assure ...

Wall Street v Main Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
It's still the economy stupid! Wall Street's attention had been diverted from watching and dissecting every piece of economic news to listening to words that comes out of politicians' mouths. Wall Street had been on edged ever since Obama and the Democrats ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
The Australian share market was down almost two per cent at noon as concerns about the US and European economies and increased regulation combined with worries about a slowdown in China. At 1200 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
Australian stocks are likely to slump on Friday after equity markets in Europe and the US fell on concerns that the global economic recovery won't be as smooth as investors had been hoping. At 0820 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
Australian shares are likely to open lower after global equity markets and commodities slumped overnight on concerns that the economic recovery will take longer than hoped to take hold. At 0830 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price ...