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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... be released from China on Thursday. "Generally speaking, news out of China has been more negative than positive in recent times and that's impacting our major resources stocks," he said. If the data from China indicates a slowdown in growth, the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... property companies. The Shanghai Composite Index added 19.8 points, or 0.8 per cent, at 2,490.72. The state-run Securities Times reported that banks in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen had resumed lending to buyers of third homes. WELLINGTON ...

Austock investments chair resigns

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
... resignation took immediate effect at the end of last week. "Tim has decided that after steering the group through difficult times over the last few years and in assisting with the transition of the CEO role to Paul Masi, he would like to pursue new challenges," ...

Bored with half-empty glasses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... is starting to collapse. No, thank you. Not when reports show that Agricultural Bank of China's US$23 billion IPO is 20 times oversubscribed. Yes, 20 (two followed by a zero). The sidelined US$460 billion (US$23 bil times 20 over-subscription) would ...

Every recovery starts jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Growth or recovery, slowdown or double dip? This is the question that's been bugging financial markets in recent times. This is all well and good but the problem is markets appear to be talking themselves down and are busy at work desperately searching ...

APRA dictates investment option labels

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... accepted across the superannuation industry, leading to arguments between funds about categorisations that made it difficult at times for fund members to compare investment options. Controversy previously surrounded the issue following the use by many ...

NAB Super improves insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... insured member dies while receiving temporary disability benefits, the bereavement benefit will be paid equivalent to three times the month income benefit, in addition to the fund entitlements, noted a statement from the fund. Members will also receive ...

Lessons from US pension funds in crisis

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... risks have resorted to changing their once immovable retirement policies. According to international paper The New York Times and reported in other publications, Ohio has already changed its retirement age from 60 to 67, Colorado cut its 3.5 percent ...

Liquidnet taps NZ market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... Australian-listed securities. In Australia, Liquidnet's average trade size during the first quarter of 2010 was A$1.2 million-116 times greater than that of the ASX. Stephen Zilioli, co-head of Liquidnet Australia, said Liquidnet instantly alerts members ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... move within one per cent it's no big deal these days, certainly when you've had volatility of three per cent movements at times."