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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
... Wide Bay Australia Ltd, Apex Minerals NL, Range Resources Ltd, iiNet Ltd, and Torrens Energy Ltd. The Australian stock market staged a late rally on Friday, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closing up 63.6 points, or 1.9 per cent, at 3,416.5, while ...

Baby boomers hold retirement plans

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... per cent of Australians are prepared to pay a small fee to protect their superannuation and remain invested in the stock market. Milliman interviewed 1,000 people over the age of 45 with superannuation balances greater than $50,000. The firm is one of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
The Australian stock market remained weak at noon despite a minor recovery from an early slump following Wall St lowest close since 2003. At 1215 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 88.6 points, or 2.53 per cent, at 3411 while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open weaker after US stocks sank again overnight. At 0808 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 165 points at 3,379. In news this Wednesday, the Reserve ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after a late surge left Wall Street higher, recovering from being around two per cent down in late afternoon trading. At 0810 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in the red after US stocks fell overnight. At 0703 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 46 points at 3,650. In news today, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Aviva pushes PRI cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... the possibility of including the Global Compact principles into the listing requirements. "I would like to see all stock market listing authorities make it a listing requirement that companies must evaluate the responsibility and sustainability of their ...

HNW shell shocked about nest eggs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... quite keen to combine health insurance and superannuation products or products that deal with a potential falling stock market or falling returns," he said. "There is also a public debate factor here in so far as some of the issues that we're finding ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower after US stocks slumped overnight after Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said the government would not buy banks' soured mortgage assets after all. Resource stocks also are likely to fall after oil ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... Australia hosts a half-day forum on "Lessons from the Gas Crisis" in Western Australia. Yesterday, the Australian stock market closed 3.58 per cent lower, sharply reversing its gains of yesterday, as renewed fears of global recession and a domestic slowdown ...