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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket started the week in full stride, after US President George Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured US investors they would work to rectify recent market troubles. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
The local bourse is expected to open with decent gains, fuelled by a strong close on Wall Street and higher base metal prices. At 0806 AEST, the September share price index on the Sydney Futures Market was up 14 points to 6275. In economic news today ...

Avoid mistakes and we'll minimise regulation: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2007
If the financial services industry wants less government regulatory intervention it should introduce more self-regulation and ensure that the industry makes fewer mistakes, said Chris Pearce, parliamentary secretary to the Treasurer. "The main reason ...

Ignore economics, investors are herders

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
... economics are driven by very different principles and analysts and market watchers who think otherwise are making a huge mistake, according to a new study published in the Journal of Behavioral Finance. In particular, The Financial/Economic Dichotomy ...

Economic round- up: Cutting the apron strings

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007
It would be an understatement to say that Australian banks have been doing well, but there are increasing murmurs among banking analysts that the market is overpriced and exposed to an increased risk of bad debts. While so far this year Australian banks ...

Planners must build trust and stay on message: Koch

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2007
The financial planning industry is suffering from serious image problems and faces many challenges before it can effectively reach out to more Australians, according to media personality and finance media executive, David Koch. Speaking at the 2007 ...

Mining may halt but football endures

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
... indicate that inflows into the Murray Darling may have been overestimated by as much as 40 per cent and where a grave mistake regarding measuring surface water and ground water separate systems. This has effectively resulted in double counting 40 per ...

Mile high wages club to soar

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
... AWAs "a union-busting activity." "They are willing to pit pilot against pilot. In a safety culture that is a major, major mistake and a flaw in their plan. The bean counters just don't get that." Somerville said. But Pilots may not have to worry, with ...

There will be mistakes: eG Capital

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
With the Australian private equity sector continuing to attract investor attention and funds, Emerging Growth Capital Investors (eG Capital) has cautioned that mistakes in the sector are inevitable and choosing the right investment manager is crucial. ...

Global property securities funds "strong": InvestorWeb

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2006
On the back of their Global Property Securities Sector Review for 2006, InvestorWeb predict the sector is set to continue its strong ascent, pushed along by the steady adoption of REIT legislation internationally and institutional demand. InvestorWeb's ...