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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as another soft lead from the US is expected to push the local bourse back into the red. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was steady at 4566. On the day Lion ...

Daily Economic Update

Today's economic releases is good news for the Australian economy but the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will still decide not to change interest rate settings for now. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the total value of dwelling ...

Kelly trades in financial planning for insurance

Speculation ended today when it was announced that Kerrie Kelly is abdicating her short lived post with the Financial Planning Association (FPA) to take up a career in insurance. Kelly will take on the role of executive director of the Insurance Council ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a poor lead from US markets is expected to more than offset commodity price strength, driving the domestic bourse lower. However, as markets start to wind down ahead of the end of the year, volumes ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

Last week's battery of domestic economic reports did nothing to alter the prevailing view over Australian monetary policy settings. If anything, they strengthened investors' conviction that local interest rates will remain steady at 5.5 per cent in ...

Suncorp feels better now with Medibank mandate

Suncorp Investment Management has scored its first major institutional win after being awarded a $45 million mandate from Medibank Private. Medibank Private, Australia's largest health insurer, chose Suncorp's World Equities Trust for their global shares ...

Daily Economic Update

The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that house prices in Australia's eight major capital cities fell by 1 per cent in the September quarter, more than reversing the 0.7 per cent gain of the previous three-month period. The fall in house prices ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open sharply firmer, retracing most of yesterday's losses as a positive move on US markets, as well as a surge in base metal prices, combine to drive overall market sentiment higher. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Daily Economic Update

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that retail sales rose by 0.5 per cent in October, more than offsetting the previous month's 0.3 per cent decline. This was slightly higher than market expectations for a 0.4 per cent rise. The latest ...

Daily Economic Update

... prices and interest rates push higher. Median house prices increased nearly 17 per cent to US$218,000 in the year to October -- the biggest rise in 26 years. At the same time, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has continued to rise after exceeding ...