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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... weekly consumer confidence survey is due out and the Australia, Japan and International Economic Outlook seminar is on in Sydney. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Monday closed lower, dragged down by energy and mining stocks ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... added 0.70 per cent, or 23.59 points, to 3,372.91. Seoul rose 0.77 per cent, or 15.20 points, to close at 1,985.79 but Sydney lost 0.61 per cent, or 35.7 points, to end at 5,814.5. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index rose 21.81 points, or 0.4 per cent, to ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... Central Bank kicked off its stimulus program this week, while Asian equity markets recovered slightly from a recent sell-off. Sydney shares were given a lift by data showing Australia's unemployment rate had eased slightly, while South Korea became the ...

It might just be a matter of time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... multiplying. The last time I took notice of the number of central banks that have joined the race to the bottom was when the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) reported that "At least 21 central banks have eased monetary policy this year..." on 5 February....and ...

AFA and PFL award Australia's top insurers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... Advisers (AFA) and Plan For Life (PFL) recognised Australia's top insurers and life risk products at a black tie event in Sydney last night. TAL received the overall Platinum Award and the Trauma award, and was a finalist in the award categories of Service ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... enjoyed a late rally to end up 0.15 per cent, or 4.83 points, at 3,290.90, with investors hoping for further easing measures. Sydney lost 0.53 per cent, or 31.0 points, to 5,793.2 and Seoul was off 0.20 per cent, or 3.94 points, at 1,980.83. However ...

Demand for ethical investments soars

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... Tas Ethical, DJ Carmichael and Guidance Financial Services. One of the largest contributors to the EAC's "ethical FUM" is Sydney-based Ethinvest, which reached $500 million in ethically-screened FUM earlier this year. "It was not long ago the firm was ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... interest rates, while Tokyo took a hit from news Japan's economy grew slower than thought in the last quarter of 2014. Sydney skidded 1.31 per cent, or 77.56 points, to close at 5,821.30 and Hong Kong fell 40.95 points to 24,123.05. Seoul shed 1.00 per ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... 225 index rose 219.16 points to close at 18,971.00 while Seoul closed 0.73 per cent, or 14.56 points, higher at 2,012.9. Sydney was flat, edging down 5.26 points owing to a decline in the price of iron ore, ending at 5,898.9. Hong Kong gave up 0.12 per ...

What becomes of the broken hearted?

TREVOR HARRIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... CommInsure national technical manager Alex Koodrin explained at a recent Financial Standard Technical Services Forum in Sydney. Koodrin said that the average time period from separation to divorce in Australia is 3.6 years. "A lot can happen in that ...