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Lies, damned lies and statistics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
The Australian Bureau of Statistics - the National Bean Counter - has got it wrong. This was the main reaction to yesterday's fall in Australia's unemployment numbers. The Australian Labour Force Report showed that the country's unemployment rate fell ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
The Australian share market was higher at noon, boosted by a positive lead from United States markets, better-than-expected jobs figures and a well-received quarterly profit result from Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate, News Corp. Official data showed ...

De-stressing the stress test

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
Only a couple of weeks ago the US triad - US Federal Reserve, Treasury and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) - were stressing over how best to release the result of the stress test they issued to 19 of their banks. They found a way. Back ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
The Australian share market has received a positive lead from Wall Street with key indices and commodity prices all higher. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 67 points at 3,932. In economic news on Thursday ...

Refine board succession: AIST

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
Industry, corporate and public sector super funds must improve their board succession strategy to ensure the funds continue to operate effectively, according to a new survey. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) commissioned research ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
The Australian share market has received flat leads from Wall Street, with key indices, oil and copper ending marginally lower, while precious metals were higher. At 0731 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up ten points ...

They will, they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
It'll be another case of "will they, won't they" today as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) holds its regular monthly Board meeting. Will they, won't they? The RBA lowered the country's official cash rate to an even 3 per cent last month. This represented ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open higher after a positive day on Wall Street on Friday. At 0743 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 23 points at 3,782. In economic news on Monday, Australian Bureau of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open slightly higher after mixed trade on Wall Street and strong gains in Europe. At 0658 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up eight points at 3,774. In economic news on Friday ...

AIG Life adds to group team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
AIG Life appointed Craig Extrem as national manager, client markets - group insurance. He joins AIG Life from TOWER Australia where he worked as head of sales - group risk since April 2006. Extrem also worked at Prefsure, Lumley Life and Colonial in ...