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Perth mint eyes gold investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
The Western Australian government is making it easier for retail investors to buy gold and silver investments in real-time through a new project spearheaded by the Perth Mint. Targeting investors from individuals to institutions looking for volume breaks ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... said. "I think we're going to have a strong Thursday." BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto were following the commodity cycle, after silver and copper hit two year highs in overnight trade, he said. The miners were higher at noon. BHP Billiton was up nine cents ...

PAS supports Paceline

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... Association held a charity golf day for the Rural Fire Service and the Future2 Foundation while AIST and Women in Super were the silver sponsor of the Canberra Mother's Day Classic supporting the National Breast Cancer Foundation's research programs. ...

Parity not quite a party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi! We're all hearing this cheer growing louder by the day whether in reference to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi or the currency markets internationally. In Delhi, Australians currently lead their Commonwealth competitors ...

Numero Dos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
It's official - China is now the second biggest economy in the world! Japan practically handed China the silver medal on a silver platter after releasing its National Accounts showing that the country's real GDP increased at an annualised rate of 0.4 ...

Mid-Morning Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... lifted 1.80 per cent and the NASDAQ advanced 1.80 per cent. Futures contract prices for precious metals such as gold and silver finished firmer, while the benchmark crude oil contract settled above $US81 a barrel.

Planners cycle for charity

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... financial planning profession. The event is sponsored by BT Insurance (gold partner), Matrix Planning Solutions and Telstra (silver partners). Griffin and Bobbin will cycle for 10 days to raise money for the foundation and generate awareness of financial ...

Half-filled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... its lowest level in eight months. But whereas not so long ago Wall Street only saw dark clouds, this time it's found a silver lining. Building permits - a leading indicator of housing construction - increased by 2.1 per cent in June. There's a silver ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... lead from offshore markets. Wall Street closed higher and futures contract prices for copper and oil firmed, but gold and silver prices eased. At 0747 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was three points lower ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... open higher after another surge on overseas markets overnight. Key indices were higher, as was oil and copper, although silver and gold were lower. At 0728 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 28 points higher ...