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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher on Thursday after a positive lead from the US and European markets. At 0655 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 35 points at 4,249. In economic news on Thursday, The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower on Wednesday. At 0639 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was down three points points at 4,4233. In economic news on Wednesday, The Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Promotion prospects need to be addressed: Survey

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
The majority of Australian financial professionals are happy in their current roles and feel they have a reasonable work/life balance, according to new research from career professionals' website eFinancial Careers. However, just under half of respondents ...

Sunsuper appoints new consultant as model shifts

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
Sunsuper has appointed Ibbotson Associates Australia to consult on medium term portfolio tilts, adding to its recent reappointment of Mercer, as its relationship with consultants continues to evolve. The $18 billion super fund is also close to bringing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
The Australian dollar was slightly lower after a credit downgrade for Italy and Spain dampened market optimism. At 0700 AEDT on Monday, the Australian dollar was trading at 97.39 US cents, down from 97.75 cents on Friday. Since 1700 AEDT on Friday ...

The good, the bad and the whatever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... precipice of a double D. Though the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.1%, US employment increased by 103,000 in September - better than expectations for a 60,000 gain - with 137,000 heads added to private payrolls. Even better, revisions to July ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street again rose more than one per cent. At 0632 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up 54 points at 4,122. In economic news on Friday, The Australian Industry ...

FPA reveals advertising impact

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
The Financial Planning Association claims that its $2 million national consumer advertising campaign is already reaping new business for its members thanks to a surge in online activity. Since the campaign, which spans television, print and online was ...

Rewarding wishful thinking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... back their move - economic stats came in better than expectations. The US ISM non-manufacturing index came in at 53 in September - better than the 52.8 drop markets expected. While this is down slightly from the 53.3 posted in August, it indicates that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher on Thursday after the major markets in Europe and Wall Street gained overnight. At 0647 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 74 points at 4,009. No major economic ...