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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
The Australian stock market was lower at noon as investors worried about debt issues in Europe and tensions on the Korean peninsula. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 23.1 points, or 0.50 per cent, at 4,566.0, while the broader All ...

IOOF consolidates platforms

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
IOOF is going through another round of rationalisation within its platforms, systems and other services, following its acquisition of Skandia Australia and merger with AWM. Following the rationalisation, IOOF will make fewer system changes, have fewer ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
The Australian market is receiving strongly negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with all significant equities indices down sharply, along with base metals. Precious metals were higher, however, as was oil. On the ASX 24 at 0715 AEDT, the ...

PIH planners vote yes to merger, future uncertain

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
Professional Investment Holdings is a step closer to merging with Centrepoint Alliance after the majority of PIH planners agreed to the deal - but there's a big question mark on how many of them will stay at the new firm. PIH shareholders in four separate ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
The Australian stock market was lower at noon as uncertainty over European sovereign debt troubled investors and with a lack of local data to provide direction. At 1210 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 20.7 points, or 0.45 per cent, at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
The Australian market is receiving mixed to negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with equities markets generally lower after bouncing back from deeper falls, while precious metals were higher. Oil fell slightly after also rebounding. On the ...

Maritime offers fixed term investment option

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
Maritime Super is launching a new fixed term investment option next month - a strategy normally associated with retail super funds, and arguably the first of its kind introduced by an industry fund. The fixed term investment option works like a fixed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
The Australian market has received flat to mixed leads from offshore trading over the weekend, as it awaits the public float of Queensland freight railways, QR National. On the ASX 24 at 0714 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
The Australian share market was higher at noon, boosted by miners after commodities and equities rose during overnight trade. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 25.6 points, or 0.55 per cent, at 4,665.8, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
The Australian market is receiving strong, positive leads as offshore trading continues on Friday morning, with Wall Street's and Europe's key indices substantially higher, as are precious and base metals and oil. On the ASX24 at 0627 AEDT, the December  ...