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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
... events scheduled on either the economics or equities fronts. On Thursday, the Australian share market closed higher as the banks and the miners underpinned the local bourse. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 41.4 points, or 0.88 per cent, at 4,741.3 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
The Australian share market was firmer at noon, boosted by banks and miners, following a modest lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 42.6 points, or 0.91 per cent, at 4,742.5, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... market was slighly weaker at noon with continuing strength in the resource sector fighting to offset weakness among the major banks. At 1215 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 8.4 points, or 0.18 per cent, at 4,718.2, while the broader All ...

Court rejects Great Southern statement of claim

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... which lent them money to invest in the schemes. Investors asked the Federal Court to set aside loans they took out with the banks for Great Southern investments and be reimbursed for all costs. Great Southern offered investment opportunities in many ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... airline's Airbus A380 aircraft. On Tuesday, the Australian stock market posted solid gains following a strong performance from banks and miners and news the central bank has left the cash rate on hold. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 38.2 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... Conference will hold its second day. On Monday, The Australian share market closed flat, as rising mining stocks offset falls by banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 5.6 points, or 0.12 per cent, at 4,688.6 points, while the broader All ...

AMP won't be fifth banking pillar

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... over time grow that banking business once securitisation markets recover, but it's fundamentally about taking the major banks on in their wealth management business," he said. The implication is that the AMP board has no intention of AMP becoming a fifth ...

Winter wonderland

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... slump financial markets fear. China has imposed controls on investments and property, raised the reserve requirement on banks several times this year and even lifted interest rates in November, yet we saw last week that its purchasing managers index ...

ECB relents, sort of

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... the ECB Governing Council decided to extend the provision of special liquidity measures - unlimited cash - to commercial banks through to the first quarter of next year at fixed interest rates and over periods of up to three months. Similarly, the ECB ...

DNR wins mandate, targets dealer groups

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... presence in the separately managed account segment by targeting major administration platforms, including those of major banks. "It's about being on the right administration systems," Dalton said on growing the firm's FUM in this sector. "We're in very ...