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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket was up at noon boosted by positive news from overseas and better than expected results during corporate profits season. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 49.4 points, or 1.11 per cent, at 4485.3, while the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after US stocks gained, despite disappointing news on retail sales and jobs. Higher precious metals and oil prices are expected to lift the local bourse, too. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Leisure assets fall after GFC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
Macquarie Leisure Trust Group's tangible asset values declined by 9 per cent to $620 million at the end of June after the group revalued its property portfolio. In an ASX statement, the group said the Dreamworld/WhiteWater World, d'Albora Marinas, AMF ...

QIC chair Rowe exits

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
The departure of Trevor Rowe as chair and board member at fund manager QIC tops a string of senior management exits at the firm. Rowe said in a press statement that he would not be seeking another term when his current term expires in September, relinquishing ...

Banks to tap ATMs for advertising

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
Australian bank ATMs could soon be used not just to take cash out but for promos and advertising too, according to an ATM advertising group that has done work for major British banks and is looking to open an office in Australia. i-design, a UK-based ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open lower on Wednesday following a negative lead from the US and weaker commodity prices. At 0709 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 62 points lower at 3,682. In ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after US stocks slumped on concerns about the level of bad loans held by banks following Bank of America's earnings report. Gold miners may gain after the precious metal advanced on Monday while ...

Best of the best at Securitor

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
From rising stars to the top performing financial planning practices, Securitor has picked the cream of the crop for this year's awards ceremony held at the Securitor conference in Darwin. The Securitor practice of the year award was handed out to Primewealth ...

FTSE launches Asian sector indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
Financial planners can access specific Asian sectors such as oil and gas, chemicals and health care for clients after FTSE Group released 18 new sector indices that target the region. This series of indices provide access to countries included on the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open lower after shares on Wall Street slid again on Monday. All three key Wall Street indices were down, as were oil, gold and silver. Copper was up, however. At 0757 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...