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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets on strong Chinese data and better sentiment on the European economy. Chinese trade data for July showed that exports increased 5.1 per cent year-on-year to $US186.0 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher despite falls on Wall Street overnight. Telstra helped lead the local market upward after reporting a 12.9 per cent rise in full-year net profit to $3.9 billion. At 1027 AEST, Telstra shares were 7.5 cents ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on overseas markets overnight. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was down nine points at 4957. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau ...

Independent advisers more loyal to their licensees

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
Independent advisers have more loyalty towards their own dealer groups than those who belong to an institutionally-owned adviser group. A recent Net Promoter Scores (NPS) research done with over 1,000 advisers showed that those who belong to independent ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following mixed performances on international markets overnight. At 0754 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down nine points at 5053. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The Australian stock market has started the week slightly lower, ahead of the release of official monthly retail figures. Commsec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the market had opened slightly in the red, following recent gains. "We've had a pretty ...

Suncorp Life profit to drop 75%

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Suncorp Life net profit after tax (NPAT) is expected to drop approximately 75% due to increasing discount rates and the poor performance of the life insurance division. The company made public a financial update of its preliminary results for financial ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after US markets closed at record highs in their previous trading session. At 0815 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up nine points at 5077. In economic news on Monday ...

Women need 7% more super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
Women's superannuation contribution rates would need to be 7% higher than men's in order to achieve gender equality, a study has found. Research by Michael E Drew and Anup K Basu, entitled 'The Case for Gender-Sensitive Superannuation Plan Design' ...

Taxes, levies and fees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013