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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
Australian shares surged 1.6 per cent after key offshore bourses rallied on the back of Europe's latest plan to address its economic crisis. All 17 of the eurozone countries on Friday agreed to a "fiscal compact" to create tighter budgetary rules for ...

UBS: Stocks gaining momentum

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
Consumer and domestic stocks may be making a comeback as cyclical indicators improve, according to UBS's chief economist. Scott Haslem, chief economist for UBS Investment Bank in Australia discussed the cyclical developments of the local economy in ...

Super assets take a hit in September

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
Total super assets grew by 2% to $1.28 trillion in the year ending September 30, despite a drop of just under $50 billion in assets during that month alone. The latest APRA quarterly superannuation figures released yesterday reveal the regulatory performance ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
Australian shares slipped after disappointing employment data added to an already negative trend as doubts linger over the outcome of a crucial eurozone debt crisis summit. Australia's unemployment rate rose to 5.3 per cent in November as the number ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
Australian shares are set to fall after German and French officials lowered expectations for a deal to save the euro at this week's European summit. At 0823 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was eight points lower at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
Australian shares are set to rise as Wall Street bounces back from losses caused by Standard & Poor's threat to downgrade the credit ratings of most eurozone members. At 08010 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up ...

RBA right to cut rates and correct to hold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
Decisions, decisions. Today's the first Tuesday of the month so it must be "what to do with interest rates" decision time for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The punting is finely balanced with, according to Bloomberg's polling, 13 out of 25 economists ...

Challenger dominates annuity market

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
It seems 2011 is the year of the annuity with sales of the retirement product closing in on $2 billion for this year alone, according to research by Plan For Life, with Challenger dominating the space. According to the latest figures, the total number ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
Australian shares are set to for a relatively flat start to the week after little movement on Wall Street on Friday and as the world waits for action from European leaders. At 0749 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was ...

FIIG Securities appoints director

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
FIIG Securities has appointed Andrew Gordon as director, fixed income research at its Sydney office. Gordon will be responsible for analysing the fixed-income securities of Australian corporations and US banks for FIIG Securities' clients. Before joining ...