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GS trounces GM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... third consecutive reading above 50. Japan is making a comeback. Japanese industrial production jumped by 5.2 per cent in April - the second straight month of increase and the biggest jump in 56 years (March 1953). Green shoots for Australia too. Yesterday's ...

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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
Australian shares are are expected to open higher after US stocks gained on Friday. Commodities were higher, too. At 0705 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 46 points higher at 3,845. In economic news on Monday ...

LUCRF goes live with Bluedoor

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
The $2 billion LUCRF Super has gone live with its new administration platform, Bluedoor. The fund managed to go live five days ahead of schedule on April 15, and now uses the platform that is provided by DST Global Solutions. "We are already experiencing ...

Half a billion up for grabs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
More than 600,000 Australians today can have a chance at winning back a share of $564 million in unclaimed life policies, company and bank funds, according to ASIC. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission recently said that the money is ...

Take your pick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
The good, the bad and the ugly. Overnight news out of America had something for everybody. Take your pick. Bullish on the economy and the financial markets? Then look no further than the US National Association for Business Economics (NABE) latest survey ...

Perpetual proposes caps on exec and board pay

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
Perpetual has taken extra steps to preserve its balance sheet and cut costs, including a dividend reinvestment plan announced this morning and a move towards lower bonus payments and caps on executive and board remuneration. The 'surprise' announcements ...

Seeking equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
No confusion here. Wall Street would not be dragged into reacting to reports that US home building has fallen to its lowest level on record. Just imagine what could have happened had this report reached the headlines six months ago? US equities ended ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
The Australian share market may open higher, after European exchanges gained on optimism the global economy is starting to recover while US markets were little changed. At 0742 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks gained on better homebuilder sentiment and positive comments about banks from analysts. Oil and industrial metals also gained overnight, suggesting energy and mining stocks will ...