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AMP hit by lower discretionary contributions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
The September quarter cashflow report from AMP is the latest set of data to show that Australians are feeling the pinch, with many reducing the amount of their discretionary contributions in the last three months compared to the same time last year. ...

Future Fund posts 1.81pc first quarter loss

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
The $63 billion Future Fund's overweight allocation to cash has paid off in the first quarter of this year - losing a mere 1.81 per cent when many funds suffered double-digit losses over the same period. This result, combined with the 2007/08 year ...

Search for equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... January 1991 and building permits (a leading indicator of construction activity) declined by 38.4 per cent in the year to September - a 27-year low. US retail sales fell by a bigger-than-expected 1.2 per cent in September following a downwardly revised ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after Wall Street closed weaker on Friday. At 0722 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 21 points at 4,030. In economic news, the Australian ...

Sentiment seesaw

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
Up and down we go, where it stops we do not know. Wall Street's performance overnight highlights how tenuous financial market sentiment remains. The sentiment seesaw became obvious as the Dow Jones industrial index went from a 4.4 per cent loss to a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks gained in a late rally early this morning, amid ongoing volatility on markets. At 0758 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was up ...

AustSuper stays cautious

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
The $28 billion industry fund AustralianSuper has raised its allocation to cash and global bonds as it seeks shelter from volatile markets. Speaking at a Melbourne meeting for fund members yesterday evening, Ian Silk, chief executive of AustralianSuper ...

No instant gratification

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
'Rome was not built in a day.' Wall Street's behaviour over the past few days reflects the GenXers and GenYers culture of instant gratification. Flick a switch and dinner is cooked, the music plays, moving images play on the screen. Click on the mouse ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open significantly lower after US stocks slumped overnight as economic reports there showed the economy is headed for a recession, if not there already. At 0753 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures ...

Depression no more?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
A depression-like stockmarket tumble needs a depression-like bounce back. This is what the equity markets' got overnight as Wall Street staged its biggest rally since October 1931. Equity markets across Europe and the US recorded spectacular one-day ...