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BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... all G20 members to achieve strong, sustainable and balanced growth...We commit to pursuing the reform of the financial sector... We reiterated our call to improve compliance with international standards and strengthen the process of identifying non-cooperative ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
The Australian sharemarket continued to ease at noon, restrained by banking major ANZ on a poorly received trading update. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 5.5 points at 4,932.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index was 3.2 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... think the market will respond if that continues." Mr Burrell also singled out positive reporting figures from the financial sector, plus Wesfarmers and Qantas lifting the Australian market. "Wesfarmers and Qantas results this morning are both very strong ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... up 89 cents at $47.27, Rio Tinto had gained $1.25 to $88.53 and Fortescue was eight cents higher at $6.80. The financial sector was higher with the exception of Commonwealth Bank, after it went ex-dividend. CBA was down $1.13 at $53.99, after paying ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... the third consecutive day after a better than expected profit result from Commonwealth Bank drove gains in the financial sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14.4 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 4,904.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

BetaShares launches currency ETF

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... Corbett. The U.S. Dollar ETF is the third ETF listed by BetaShares after the Resources Sector ETF (ASX: QRE) and Financial Sector ETF (ASX: QFN) listed on the ASX last month. The currency market is the largest and most liquid financial market in the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
... Association, Chris Whitehead. On Monday, the Australian share market closed firmly in the black after gains in the financial sector countered weakness in retail stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 30.3 points, or 0.64 per cent, at 4,786.0 points ...

Developed nations raise funds for ADB

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... Bank-administered fund set up to boost the financial systems in Asia and the Pacific. The latest contribution to the Financial Sector Development Partnership Fund raises Luxembourg's total investments in the facility to $5.8 million. "With this additional ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... Australian stock market had a modestly higher end to the week with falls in resources stocks offset by a stronger financial sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index added 6.3 points, or 0.13 per cent, at 4,801.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
The Australian stock market was slightly firmer at noon as the financial sector offset weaker resource stocks in morning trade. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 3.4 points, or 0.07 per cent, at 4,770.3 points, while the broader All ...