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Jobs full recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
If you believe the mantra that any economic recovery would not be sustainable without employment growth, then there is now no doubt that Australia has one sustainable economic expansion going. The latest Labour Force, Australia released by the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
The Australian share market was almost one per cent higher at noon, led by miner Rio Tinto Ltd and the major banks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 38.8 points, or 0.86 per cent, at 4,552.2 while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

ACCC seeks more info on AMP and NAB bids

ACCC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking more information on the competition issues identified during their research of the separate proposed acquisitions by AMP and NAB of AXA Asia Pacific. The ACCC has invited further submissions ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
The Australian stock market has received mixed to negative leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing lower and metals and energy prices mixed. At 0823 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 14 points ...

Market Wrap - Mid-Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
The Australian sharemarket opened firmer on Wednesday and was 1.2 per cent higher in early trading on positive offshore leads and solid earnings results from heavyweights BHP Billiton and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). At 1045 AEDT, the benchmark ...

HOSTPLUS promotes Sullivan to exec manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
Former Sunsuper marketing executive Wayne Sullivan has been promoted to the role of executive manager, marketing at HOSTPLUS following the departure of Umberto Mecchi. Sullivan has 25 years experience in financial services marketing and communication ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
The Australian share market received positive leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing higher and commodities and metals prices firmer. At 0815 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was up 40 points at ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
The Australian sharemarket was suffering from broad-based weakness in trading by noon, with European sovereign debt concerns proving a counter to positive local corporate earnings results. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 43.9 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
The Australian stock market has received a mixed set of leads from overseas markets, with Wall Street's main indices themselves mixed but oil and metals prices higher. At 0650 AEDT the on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract ...

New chapter in savings after government guarantee ends

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
The termination of the government guarantee on wholesale funding next month gives a strong signal that - as far as the Australian government is concerned - the financial crisis is over. But the move could pose new problems for financial services providers ...