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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher on Thursday following strong leads from world markets and higher commodity prices. At 0731 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 20 points higher at 4792. ...

October - an E (entry/exit) point

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
September 2009 bucked the historical norm - that of being the weakest month of the year for stocks - but October started with a bang that scared the thundering herd of bulls. My oh my, just imagine the extrapolations this could engender? Equities sold ...

Tower to upgrade Accelerate platform

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
Fresh from winning a $600 million insurance mandate from AustralianSuper, Tower is now improving its retail insurance offering with the October launch of its new Accelerated Protection platform. Tower is expected to unveil a revamped insurance product ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
The Australian sharemarket was over one per cent lower at noon on speculation that more evidence of improving company performance is needed to justify the recent run to a 12-month high. Investor sentiment turned negative after US stocks closed lower ...

Liquidity flow versus trade flow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
There is no mistaking that in the battle between the bulls and the bears, the thundering herd of male cows have got the upper hand over the past six months. Investor sentiment has changed from fearing being in the market to dreading missing out. Despite ...

AFA announces Adviser of the Year finalists

Six financial advisers from across the country have been selected as finalists of the seventh Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Adviser of the Year Award. The award will go to the adviser that gets the highest score in seven key areas, including ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open lower on Thursday after US equities and commodity prices declined overnight. At 0746 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was down 28 points at 4719. In economic news ...

Up, down and sideways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
Ouch! This is the sound Australian exporters must be making these days, quickly followed by a groan when they read what this fiscal year has in store for them. Exports according to ABARE. The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics (ABARE) ...

Ripoll to headline AFA conference

Members of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will get a chance to discuss the Ripoll Inquiry with the man behind the inquiry himself, after Bernie Ripoll, chair of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, agreed ...

AIST measures investment choice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
An industry association has questioned why super funds provide a range of investments options after a survey found less than 6.5 per cent of members switched funds in the past three years. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) survey ...