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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 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
The Australian market has opened higher following a dramatic turnaround on Wall Street in the final 15 minutes of trading. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index is up 66.6 points, or 1.7 per cent, at 3,938.7 and the broader All Ordinaries index is 65.1 points ...

Ben calls on JMK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
Jumpy! This is the word that came to mind when I was watching last night's trading action in the financial markets. Is it only me or has anybody else noticed that the "bounce around" in share prices have been shortening lately? It used to be a matter ...

AMP opens second retail planning centre

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
AMP has launched its second retail centre for financial planning in Australia, with plans for 18 new and experienced self-employed financial planners to join the walk-in retail financial planning centre. Based in the Victorian suburb of Camberwell ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
The Australian share market opened lower - but better than expected - as investors returned to normal trading after the public holiday. At 1016 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 31.3 points, or 0.80 per cent, at 3,865.7, while the broader All ...