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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
Australian shares are are expected to open higher after US stocks gained on Monday. Oil, silver and copper prices were higher, too. At 0706 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 48 points higher at 3,936. In economic ...

Mortgage fund managers review their options

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... small commercial borrowers. The freezing of the funds, which started last October, has added to the credit squeeze in the SME market. IFSA has been lobbying the government, asking it to make temporary investments in mortgage funds through the Australian ...

Aviva targets SME market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... financial advisers will require to adequately service the investment and insurance demands of small to medium enterprises (SME). The program, SME Professionals, is broken up into two full day workshops and allows financial advisers to develop strategies ...

Avoiding the black swan

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
In a world where major banks have passed the 'stress test' but not necessarily the smell test, investors should invest in portfolios that make small bets to gain big over the long term, said a fund manager who survived the '87 and '08 crash. Defying ...

Westpac lends aid to financial counsellors and SMEs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... and support to financial counselling organisations and expand its financial hardship program, Assist, into small-to-medium (SME) business lending. Westpac Group chief Gail Kelly said the $1 million in funding would be used to provide training for additional ...

Climate change takes priority: Zurich

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... are planning to roll that out comprehensively next year. From that we'll be establishing a program for brokers to help their SME clients adapt to climate change issues," said Smith. Zurich developed its very own Climate Change Office and Council at the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
Australian shares were lower at noon on the back of ailing commodity prices and a strong negative lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 171.1 points, or 4.12 per cent, at 3,985, while the broader All Ordinaries lost ...

AFA names Adviser of the Year

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... top performers in a round up of high caliber finalists. Daily has an impressive 25 years experience and is focused on the SME and professional clients market. Smith specialises in the areas of protection, estate and succession planning for individuals ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
Financial stocks buoyed the Australian share market at noon after a strong late-session rally on Wall Street early this morning recovered much of yesterday's losses. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 had gained 208.3 points, or 4.52 per cent to ...

Challenger goes public

THE SHEET  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... lead a A$250 million CMBS issue but no indication of timing was given. The last CMBS issue was from Liberty Series 2007-1 SME/CMBS Trust in October last year. Year to date issuance volume for the structured finance sector, as a whole, stands at A$9.4 ...