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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower, following a negative lead from Wall Street and European markets overnight. However strong base metal prices, coupled by a lift in the gold and crude oil prices, should provide some support for local ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a mixed lead from Wall Street, softer commodity prices and end of the week consolidation weigh on the domestic bourse. However, there are still a few earnings results due for release today that ...

CARE awarded RSE

CARE Super (CARE) has received an RSE license, after getting their application in to APRA ahead of the 17 February deadline. While APRA wades through the remaining 231 applications before the end of June, CARE can rest easy satisfied that the bulk of ...

Daily economic update

The Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity stood at 4.1 per cent in December. This is above its long-term level of 3.7 per cent indicating a favourable growth outlook for the domestic economy in the coming months. However, reflecting ...

IXIS upgrades business development role

IXIS Asset Management Australia Limited (IXIS) is seeking to promote its institutional business and expand a range of products being offered by the group's affiliated boutique managers, starting with the expansion of an internal business development ...

Daily economic update

Today's lower than expected increase in Australian employment gives credence to yesterday's decision by the Reserve Bank not to alter current monetary policy settings. The Australian labour market added a mere 1,800 jobs in January. Expectations were ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2006
The Australian share market should open stronger as a solid lead from the US and some bargain hunting following yesterday's weakness combining to drive the local bourse higher. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index was 36 points ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2006
The Australian share market should open sharply lower this morning as heavy selling in commodities across the board could lead to some broad red strokes on the domestic bourse this morning. Oil, precious and base metal prices all tumbled on profit taking ...

APRA not budging on June RSE licence deadline

Superannuation watchdog APRA has announced that existing superannuation trustees have until February 17 to apply for an RSE licence. After that, all bets are off. "To date, the trustees of all major superannuation entities regulated by APRA that indicated ...

INVESCO to make waves in retail market

INVESCO hopes to use the global muscle of its parent company AMVESCAP to capture a wider share of the retail investor market and is due to launch four new funds in the first half of this year. The Melbourne-based fund manager, which currently markets ...