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Too much ado about Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... economic indicators released last night. US initial unemployment claims dropped by 11,000 last week -- the second straight weekly decline. Also, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas reports that manufacturing activity in its districts expanded at a "solid ...

African bourse on the rise

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... trading platform (ATS) that was launched on the same month. The platform ushers a new era in local trading after it pushed weekly corporate bond turnover from Kshs. 3.91 million on average in 2009 to the current Kshs. 75.76 million a week - a phenomenal ...

Legalsuper starts unit pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
The $1 billion-plus legalsuper has transitioned from crediting rates to weekly unit pricing last week to provide members with a "fairer" pricing system. According to an update on the fund's website, units will now be priced weekly with the new prices ...

Morningstar buys Aegis

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
... equities research and market commentary on over 200 locally listed companies. In addition, the firm runs a ShareAnalysis weekly e-newsletter, which provides market news, analysis and investment commentary. Aegis also provides model equity portfolios ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... data released since last week's better-than-expected jobs report, investors haven't been making big moves. But readings on weekly jobless claims, retail sales and consumer sentiment will be released in the coming days and may give investors a better ...

Underinsurance to hit crisis point

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... overwhelming 95 per cent of families do not have enough insurance. Based on Dr. Kelly's modeling, a typical Australian family's weekly income will be cut by half to about $600 where the main breadwinner becomes temporarily ill or injured and can't work. ...

Data data everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... November last year. Now analyse that! It has something for everybody. Bull? Point to the monthly performance. Bear, the weekly. Fence-sitter? Well, there's only the day's performance isn't it? Oh, but 'undecideds' could also point to the daily seesaw ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... expenditure in the December quarter, 2009, and expected expenditure through calendar 2010. The ABS also releases Average Weekly Time Earnings data for the December quarter. In company news, first half results are due from Insurance Australia Group Ltd ...

In the eyes of the beholder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010
... and up over the past three trading days. It was up again overnight. But instead of looking at the higher-than-expected weekly jobless claims - up to 473,000 in the week ending 6 Feb against expectations for a drop to 438K, Wall Street looked elsewhere. ...

Research finds country bias in pension asset allocation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... consulting giant Towers Watson found that working in Paris, Tokyo or New York means a lot not only because it affects your weekly expenses but also how your pension savings are being invested. According to Towers Watson, a typical pension fund in France ...