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ING upgrades OneCare

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
ING Australia has changed the 90-day waiting period rules for trauma insurance, upgraded the cover for male specific cancer and enhanced OneCare Express e-application. Announced yesterday, ING Australia head of marketing and retail products for life ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly lower after US stocks, gold and copper fell on Friday. At 0741 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June SPI futures index was down 20 points at 3,467. In company news today, Sigma Pharmaceuticals ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market was higher at noon tracking a strong rally on Wall Street and led by the financial sector. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 95.3 points, or 1.71 per cent, to 5681.2, and the broader All Ordinaries had added ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher on the back of a strong lead from Wall Street. Base metals prices closed lower overnight which could weigh on local resources stocks. At 0758 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share ...

US dollar slips after Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
The US dollar slipped today after the Federal Reserve announced it cut a key interest rate by a quarter-point, a move that investors had anticipated. Markets had also expected the Fed to signal a pause in its rate-cutting campaign to combat the growing ...

Little fish and the big picture

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
The past five weeks has given some investors a classic lesson in the difficulty of timing markets. Expectations of more bad news saw the bears in a sell-off before being forced to buy back in as shares rebounded - a turn around that has enabled shares ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher today after stronger overnight metal prices and gains in the US. At 0750 AEST, the September Share Price Index was up 65 points to 6087 on the Sydney futures exchange. Companies reporting interim ...

Make retirement day count: Westpac FP

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
When it comes to planning retirement, getting the exact date right could translate into a financial boost worth tens of thousands of dollars, said to Westpac Financial Planning. With the new super changes being introduced this year, Westpac Financial ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open slightly weaker today with a softer Wall Street lead offsetting better commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0724 AEST, the December share price index contract was down two points at 5,234. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following flat trading on Wall Street and mixed commodities prices overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract had fallen 14 points to 5047 at 0755 AEST. Today ...