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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... voted to beef up Europe's rescue fund. The European Central Bank (ECB) unveiled new measures to help cash-strapped Eurozone banks with additional liquidity in a bid to avert a possible credit crunch in the single currency area on Thursday. "(Everyone's ...

Indigenous Australians offered chance to Clime career ladder

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... young indigenous people find employment and build careers. The programme has been running since 2002 and counts the big four banks, Qantas, Telstra, Woodside, Nine Entertainment Group and Westfield among its partners. Targeting year 10 students, AES ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... 139.6 points, or 3.5 per cent, at 4,132.1. NEW YORK - US stocks put on solid gains Thursday, helped by more confidence in banks and the retail sector and in Europe's push to ensure its banks remain stable in the case of a Greek sovereign default. The ...

Rewarding wishful thinking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... Financial Times report quoting EU commissioner for economic affairs Olli Rehn saying that, "Capital positions of European banks must be reinforced to provide additional safety margins and thus reduce uncertainty. This should be regarded as an integral ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... a second day on Wednesday on signs that Europe was preparing a plan to contain the Greek crisis and protect the region's banks from the effects of a Greek debt default. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 131.24 (1.21 per cent) to 10,939.95. The ...

Touchstone acquires Old Mutual assets

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... affiliates. Touchstone distributes funds through third-party intermediaries such as registered investment advisors, private banks and consultants, as well as broker dealers. "This transaction is a perfect fit with Touchstone's business model. Touchstone ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... after a dramatic see-saw session on Tuesday following a report that EU ministers were looking at possible plans to aid weak banks. Down two per cent just 45 minutes before the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rocketed in the final minutes to end ...

Ben calls on JMK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... He testified last night that, "We have looked very carefully at bank exposures both to foreign sovereigns and to foreign banks. The exposures of U.S. banks to the most troubled sovereigns -- Portugal, Ireland and Greece -- is quite minimal. So the direct ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... discussed but EU ministers meeting in Luxembourg said they had not done enough to convince financial markets that Europe's banks could withstand the current debt crisis. Mr Burrowes said the comments show that European leaders are beginning to understand ...