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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
Australian shares were higher at noon, extending gains from early trading as investors were optimistic a speech by the US Federal Reserve chairman would support the market. At 1201 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 31.4 points ...

Midwinter voted the planners choice

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
For the third consecutive year, Midwinter has been voted first for planner satisfaction in the latest Investment Trends report, in a year when the group expanded to 15% market share. Released today, the Investment Trends 2011 Planner Technology Report ...

AMP targets youth with new campaign

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
AMP and Nova FM have launched a new competition offering its super consolidation service with the chance to win a personal assistant for two days or a $15,000 travel voucher in a bid to attract the youth market to super. Running from August 12 to September  ...

Fed policy options galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
Ok folks, just a few more sleepless nights then perhaps we can all rest easy and enjoy the next ride up in the equity markets. Big Benny is due to speak at Jackson Hole in front of other central bankers on the 26th - yup, that's three days from now. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
Australian shares were up at noon on the back of positive earning reports and takeover announcements, despite opening lower following a weak lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 56.2 points, or 1.4 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
The Australian dollar was more than one US cent lower on Friday, as risk sentiment deteriorated and Asian equity markets tracked Wall Street firmly into the red. Risk sentiment unravelled overnight as fears about global growth, European sovereign debt ...

ASX CEO search underway as results announced

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
The Australian Securities Exchange has shown modest full year results with the hunt for a new chief executive and managing director underway. Current head, Robert Elstone, is due to depart in October. In the ASX's full year results, statutory net profit ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
The Australian share market was lower at noon on the back of weak energy stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 25.9 points lower at 4,278, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 24.7 points at 4,347.1. On the ASX 24, the ...

Bennelong lands new fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
Bennelong Funds Management has gained a new fund from Herschel Asset Management, who lost the two portfolio managers of the fund to Bennelong in July. From September 1 this year, the Herschel Absolute Return Fund will be open to new investors and renamed ...

Submissions open on excess super contribution cap refund rules

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
Financial advisers and self-managed super fund trustees can have their say on the excess contributions cap reprieve after Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten released a consultation paper yesterday. Under the contributions cap, super fund members under ...