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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly higher as Wall Street street edged higher on positive economic data to record an eighth consecutive gain. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly lower as Wall Street ended flat amid weaker sentiment and profit-taking. At 0753 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 10 points lower at 4421. In economic ...

Almost Per-fecta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
It's not exactly perfecta, but a tri-fecta of positive news released last night and a negative one-fecta further strengthens the case that the US economy is forging forward. "I'll be back!" US President Barack Obama announced his nomination of Chairman ...

ASIC cracks down on early release of super

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
ASIC is charging Regina Faleono and Lucia Sini for the illegal early release of a combined $702,609 in members' funds. ASIC has commenced criminal proceedings in the Sydney Central Criminal Court against Faleono and Sini for dishonest conduct in operating ...

Investors flock to listed property ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
The number of State Street Global Advisors' (SSgA) listed property exchange traded fund (ETF) units on issue has nearly quadrupled in 18 months. The number SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Listed Property Fund ETF units rose from just over five million to a touch under ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower after Wall Street fell more than two per cent overnight. At 0711 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 45 points lower at 4317. In economic news on Tuesday ...

Westpac FP maintains focus on senior planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
Westpac's financial planning division is running behind its aspirational target to recruit 200 senior financial planners over three years. Despite this setback, the group has no plans to change its umbrella strategy. Westpac Financial Planning's three ...

Fear not a rate rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... businesses and consumers are growing more optimistic every single day. Consumer confidence index rose to 113.4 points in August - the highest in nearly two years. While good news on the economy and the stock market is propelling consumer optimism higher ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower after a fall on Wall Street on Friday and weaker commodity prices. At 0749 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 28 points lower at 4397. The August reporting ...

It's coming true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
"Such a feelin's comin over me There is wonder in most everything I see Not a cloud in the sky Got the sun in my eyes" (Carpenters) Wall Street snubbed what was broadly a bad news day and instead merrily hummed, "Everything I want the world to be, is ...