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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
SYDNEY - Australian shares are set for a flat start to the week as investors await developments in Europe. Greece moved closer to fresh elections on the weekend as talks between political parties, who are divided over austerity measures, failed to establish ...

Hastings consortium snaps up de-sal plant

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
An international consortium including the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and two funds owned by Westpac subsidiary Hastings Funds Management has signed off on a $2.3bn deal to lease the NSW desalination plant. Finalised only six days after offers were ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower following mixed performances on European and US markets overnight. At 0805 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down six points at 4,295. No major economic or equities ...

UK pension reforms tackle longevity crisis

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012

ASFA: Retirement costs remain steady

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
For the second consecutive quarter, costs for retirees have remained steady and are marginally down, according to new figures released by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Retirement Standard. The new figures show that retired couples ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after the US and European bourses fell as investors sought shelter from strains in the eurozone driven by political upheaval in France and Greece. At 0855 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed mixed and European stocks finished higher with bourses settling and showing little impact of the elections in France and Greece. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the June share ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
Australian stocks were more than 1.5 per cent lower at noon following losses on Wall Street and falls for the mining giants. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 72.1 points, or 1.64 per cent, at 4,323.9 points, while the ...

Instos missing ETF options

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
Australian investors are unlikely to benefit from the expanding stable of actively managed ETFs in the US, potentially compounding opinion that the tool's use holds limited appeal for local instos. State Street's recent launch of three new products ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following the lead of Wall Street which ended its last session down on weak jobs data. At 0800 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down 51 points at 4,340. In economic news on ...