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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower after US stocks ended lower this morning, although rises in base metal prices in London will support mining stocks. At 0707 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower after US stocks slid as investors sold off financial shares on fears that funding for leveraged buyouts could dry up and hurt bank profits. Base metals were up in London. At 0702 AEDT on the Sydney ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
The Australian sharemarket was buoyed at noon by gains in local mining and energy shares after base metal and oil prices ended higher on international markets overnight. At 1213 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 15 points, or 0.28 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after base metal prices gained in London overnight and on a positive lead from Wall Street. At 0701 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index futures contract was up 12 points ...

Sherry overhauls award system

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law Nick Sherry is looking to modernise the country's award system, including superannuation, to boost Australians' financial safety nets. "The government believes workers should be protected in the workplace ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following slides in commodity prices, particularly oil and gold, while investors in New York took profits following the US Federal Reserve-induced rally on Tuesday. Crude oil fell almost $US5 on ...

Future Fund to adopt ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
The Federal Government's Future Fund has confirmed it will be looking at environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues as part of its investment strategies in 2008. The government-backed $59.6 billion fund was highlighted by Australian Conservation ...

Property before super: IPSOS

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
Despite all the government and industry initiatives to encourage Australians to save money through their super, new research shows many name property as their preferred retirement savings plan. Speaking at a CMFS conference in Brisbane yesterday, research ...

Scrap $5bn super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
Warren Chant of Chant West said super funds with $5 billion or less "should not be in existence", but others are calling his claims over the top. Heated debates on the role of fund ratings firms at yesterday's CMSF conference saw Chant ply the notion ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open sharply higher as Wall Street surged after The Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) cut its main lending rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to 2.25 per cent. At 0740 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...