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Fed & RBA on the ball

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
Phew! That was one hell of a ride wasn't it? Now that our collective heartbeats have calmed down to their resting pace, what now? Well let's see. As far as Ireland goes, it's going... to do something, that is. It's got the weight of Europe plus the ...

Median Australian shares fund down: Mercer

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
Australian shares have rallied in October after a strong September lead but the median result for Australian share funds were slightly worse than the market, the latest Mercer Survey shows. The median of the Mercer Australian Shares survey for the year ...

Health Super to merge with First State

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
Health Super is in merger talks with First State Super to create a $28 billion-plus fund with over 750,000 members - making it one of the largest funds in Australia. Both funds announced an in-principle intention to merge by 30 June next year, subject ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
The Australian market is receiving strongly negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with all key indices and commodities significantly lower. On the ASX24 at 0643 AEDT, the December share price index contract was 68 points lower at 4,645 points. ...

Thanks but no thanks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
Gimme, gimme. This was the financial markets' almost universal clamour just a few weeks ago before the Fed handed down QE2. They wanted it... and so desperately. Heck, some even wanted more than the US$600 billion Big Ben handed out. But that was a ...

AMP unveils $6.34 per share bid for AXA

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
The worst kept secret in the financial services industry edged closer to reality this morning as AMP announced a fresh bid for AXA Asia-Pacific Holdings. AMP has offered AXA APH minority shareholders at least $6.43 per share in a combination of cash ...

CBA posts $1.6bn quarterly profit

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
The Commonwealth Bank has unveiled a $1.6bn cash profit for the September quarter, with wealth management and insurance continuing to play a key role for the company. The bank said that its funds under administration rose by 4.6 per cent over the quarter ...

Recycled fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
"Wall Street drops on China price worries" - afr.com.au. "Wall Street slumps on China concerns" - new.com.au. "Stocks, Commodities Slide on China Concern; Treasuries Tumble" - Bloomberg.com. "US shares drop on China inflation worries" - Reuters via ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
Australian markets are expected to open lower on Monday, after world markets sold off on concerns the Chinese government may slow the pace of its economic growth. On the ASX24 at 0710 AEDT, the December share price index contract was 19 points lower ...

Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
Decisions, decisions. Wall Street closed higher overnight but why do I get a feeling that there's little conviction behind the move? You'll feel the same way too baby if like many investors these days you're looking at the market's performance since ...