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Afternoon Market Wrap: Mixed performance by blue chips

The Australian share market closed slightly higher today amid a mixed performance by blue chip stocks. Banking and resource stocks had mixed fortunes, while index heavyweights Telstra and News Corp softened. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed 1.5 ...

Norwich Union Australia to adopt global Aviva brand

... name - a leading name in over 30 countries across the globe, the world's seventh largest insurer and number 57 on the Fortune Global 500 list." "As a result of adopting the global brand, we will be able to better drive customer brand recognition and ...

Midday market wrap: $A slips below 64 US cents

Japan's key Nikkei average was off opening highs by mid-morning on Thursday as buying of several exporters lost steam after the yen rose to a three-and-a-half month high against the US dollar. The Nikkei rose 0.4% while the Hang Seng gained 0.65%. Meanwhile ...

Mixed fortunes for embattled Elliott

The Victorian Court of Appeal today refused to stay a $1.428 million compensation order and other pecuniary penalties against embattled Melbourne businessman John Elliott. But the former Liberal Party president scored at least one victory, with the ...

Juliette Zuppicich joins list of banned ex-Colors directors

Former Colors Superannuation fund director Juliette Zuppicich has been banned from acting as a superannuation trustee, investment manager or custodian, the Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority (APRA) said today. APRA has already banned former ...

Analysis: Fund managers upbeat on Australian equities

Ninety-one per cent of fund managers, asset consultants and research houses are confident that Australian share prices will rise in the next six-to-12 months, according to the latest Financial Standard Intelligence Unit market expectations survey. None ...

APRA disqualifies ex-Colors superannuation trustee

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has disqualified Jane Mlikota (nee Parkinson) from acting as a responsible officer of a superannuation trustee, investment manager or custodian, it announced today. The disqualification is based ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries claws back some lost ground

The All Ordinaries recovered some lost ground in afternoon trading but still finished 12 points lower over the day as a whole at 2931.00. AMP shares finished at $5.07, down $0.01 after trading in a range between $4.98 and $5.16 during the day as a stormy ...

Hurdles lie in wait for Australian economy: Commonwealth Bank

Australia's resilient economy faces significant hurdles ahead due to the weak global outlook, weakness in global equity markets, the risk of protracted conflict in the Middle East, the effects of the drought and a possible downturn in the housing cycle ...