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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in the red after US stocks fell overnight on a recurrence of investor anxiety about the US economy. Lower oil, silver and copper prices are expected to weigh on the local bourse, too, although gold rose ...

CFS turns off the lights

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
Lights out, please - Colonial First State is once again sponsoring Earth Hour as part of its commitment to being a sustainable company. CFS has been a key sponsor of the event since inception. As part of this year's Earth Hour exercise, the fund manager ...

Self-employed are more picky with advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... owners, then they'll expect the world and they'll expect it yesterday," he said. "Even if the planning firm moves heaven and earth to deliver a sensational result, the self employed owner is still not satisfied because they unrealistically expected a ...

Drinking is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... have been proudly broadcast around the globe. Just think of the feel good effect this would generate to citizens of planet earth. But back to Japan. The resignation of the Finance Minister would add further pressure on Prime Minister Taro Aso's already ...

Obama: he's the man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... of a new life. For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and ploughed the hard earth. For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn. Time and again these men and ...

Investors question direct property valuations

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... different groups of investors have fundamentally contrasting views about how to interact with the property sector. "Why on earth have we made an illiquid asset class liquid, just to get it to fit into platforms?" asked Linden Toll, president of the Australian ...

AIG Life promotes two

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
AIG Life has promoted Damien Green to general manager of insurance and Damien Mu to head of group insurance. Mu previously worked as national client development manager at AIG Life and replaces Green who previously held the position. Meanwhile, Green ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open more than one per cent lower after rising consumer price data in the US hurt Wall Street and mixed commoditiy prices. On the Sydney Futures exchange at 0738 AEST, the June share price index was down 76 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on a flat lead from Wall Street and higher commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures exchange at 0741 AEST, the June share price index was up 22 points at 5,975. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
The Australian market has received mixed leads from overseas overnight, with Wall Street up but base metals down in London. But in Sydney, the futures index was up. At 0805 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was up eleven ...