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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... most of any of the 10 company groups that make up the S&P 500 index, as commodity prices increased. Futures contracts for corn, wheat, and sugar each rose more than two per cent. The Nasdaq composite lost less than a point to 2,789.19. Rising and falling ...

The other emerging market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... positive correlation. The constitution of Argentina's major exports -- soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat, flour - explains why. These are the commodities whose prices have been on a tear in recent times. According to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
The Australian market is receiving clearly positive leads from offshore trading overnight, despite a series of unsettling issues running in various locations around the world. At 0810 AEDT on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was ...

Church ministers urged to save

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
Church ministers and pastors across Australia will receive advice on planning for retirement as Christian Super runs regular 'boot camps' following its New South Wales event this month. The $552 million fund gave presentations to nineteen Church of ...

Russell names new MD corporate super

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
Russell Investments strengthens its corporate superannuation business with the appointment of a new managing director. Geoff Peck has been with Russell since 2009 working in corporate super, with previous experience including senior roles at BT Financial ...

Inflated inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
That dreaded "I" word is making a comeback into market players' psyche. Inflation is lurking just around the corner - at least for the developed economies. In the emerging ones, they've been trying to shoo evil inflation away as if almost forever. China ...

Fin services firms rally to aid Queensland

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
From donations to charitable activities, Australia's financial services professionals are reaching out to help Queensland's flood victims in a show of unity and support. ANZ, Commonwealth Bank and Westpac have each donated $1 million to Queensland Premier ...

Open fire roasted bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
"Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la, la la la la" "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Ev'rywhere you go." Please excuse my cheerful mood. I've been singing these tunes ...

Trustees call to scrap MySuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
Two prominent superannuation industry experts have argued that MySuper should be axed, saying it will only worsen member complacency and completely fails to tackle the two major issues in super - engagement and adequacy. David Galbally QC, chairman ...

QE2 overstays welcome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
Damned if they didn't, damned now that they did! Wall Street is behaving just like any four-year old these days. A four-year old who gets a present, he eagerly opens it, eyes beam, plays with it for about... maybe a week, then discards and wants something ...