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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2007
In Sydney, the Australian share market is expected to open higher as a neutral Wall Street and higher base metal prices offer no strong negative lead. At 0811 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was up 40 points to 6,037 ...

SWIFT protocols to slash transaction fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
Message transaction processing fees for investment managers, custodians and super funds could be slashed from an average $22 down to just 20 cents if they adopt the new SWIFTNet Funds protocols. SWIFT, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
The Australian share market is expected to be hit hard this morning by the massive declines in New York with a particularly bleak outlook for the miners, as all metals but tin traded lower overnight. At 0750 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2007
At 1216 AEST, local energy stocks were mixed with Woodside Petroleum dropping $1.04 to $45.50, while Santos gained 15 cents to $14.15 and Oil Search rose two cents to $4.18. Santos announced today it would build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility ...

Another stellar year for the index

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
The S&P/ASX200 has recorded its best year to date, delivering a total return of 28.7 per cent for FY06. The index's previous best returns have also been part of the current record bull run - 26.4 per cent in 2004 and 23.9 per cent in 2005. Jason Hill ...

Economic round-up: Infrastructure - sink or swim?

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2007
Weakness in our infrastructure just wont go away as a new report by the Prime Minister's chief scientific panel warns that climate changes are presenting further challenges to infrastructure and the future of our economy. Independent think tank, CEDA ...

Biotech fund breaks into $4bn hearing loss sector

Listed fund BioTech Capital is making a play for the $4 billion hearing loss industry by injecting $2 million into hearing technology company Sensear. Sensear is a Western Australian-based company that was spun off the Western Australian Telecommunications ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
... chosen to take broadband to rural and remote areas of the nation. At 1027 AEST shares in Optus-owner Singapore telecommunication were up three cents to $2.62. Meanwhile, rival Telstra lost three cents to $4.79. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, July ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
The Australian share market is expected to fall today following losses on Wall St, and weaker commodity prices overnight. At 0740 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was down 29 points to 6373. In economic news, the Reserve ...

Use super for national interests: Weaven

Industry funds management chair Garry Weaven has called on the government to harness the superannuation system to offset costs relating to climate change, infrastructure and the retirement needs of an ageing population. In an address to the National ...