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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... cent, to 842.5. The market action came after the major indices staged a strong rally on Thursday, closing higher for the third consecutive day as investors cheered decisions at a Group of 20 crisis summit and revamped US accounting rules that could ease ...

Outsourcing the next boom market

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
Nearly one third of Australian businesses regard outsourcing as one of their top 10 priorities for the next 12 months - but many are still looking within Australia rather than overseas for outsourcing opportunities, new research show. According to a ...

Supercorp buys MYOB super software

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
... comes ahead of the firm's launch of the web-based superannuation software, superMate, which is meant to be released in the third quarter of this year. "The key strength for superMate is because it's web deployed so we can launch it cost effectively. ...

AIG Australia weathering US storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
AIG Life Australia has withstood the US financial storm to post record increases in sales and customer loyalty, thanks to a communications program that could raise the standard for the level of disclosure customers expect from their insurers. Rather ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... with Westpac, the ASX's second biggest company, adding 29 cents, or 1.5 per cent, to $19.24. Commonwealth Bank, with the third largest market value, added 86 cents, or 2.5 per cent, to $35.94. National Australia Bank added 28 cents to $20.07 and ANZ ...

Opposition slams govt short selling claims

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) compliance and enforcement powers are aligned with IOSCO's second and third principle. Sherry also said appropriate short selling exemptions were put in place by the government which, again, matches ...

Super investors stay put: survey

AIST RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... will continue to make these contributions," said Fiona Reynolds, AIST chief. The survey also found that while less than a third of workers indicate they would consider switching super funds if their fund reports a negative return this year, half those ...

FPSA to recruit more advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
... a lot of practices in various stages of discussions with us. "I'm sure we will capture some [businesses] but if I get a third of the ones we're talking to, we'll be in a very strong position," he said. In the meantime, Ryan is using the market downturn ...

AIG: 100 per cent GFC proof

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... the derivatives traders working in its troubled financial products unit. Reportedly this is just a little less than one-third of AIG's planned total bonus payout of US$450 million. My guess is that the remainder would go to the other Masters of the Universe. ...

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... dramatically from one week to the next. The reason why the G-20 held a summit over the weekend. The reason why Japan announced a third government stimulus plan. The reason why the Bank of England (BoE) has formally implemented quantitative easing and ...