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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... firmer in New York trade. Those gains helped push BHP up 24 cents to $32.03 and Rio 83 cents higher to $54.74. "This is a big buying opportunity of the year," Mr Smith said.

Plans to close large UK defined benefit angers members

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
UK financial services group Axa has announced plans to close its final salary pension to existing members. The company told staff it planned to move 2,300 employees currently in the scheme to a defined contribution pension, where payments are not guaranteed ...

May Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
It's the 1st of May for our brethrens in the US and Europe and right on cue...we got a sprinkling of nasty data sets that sent Wall Street down last night, reminding you, I and Irene that this maybe another May to sell and go away. Not that we did any ...

Russell focus on IM is better for clients: Schoenheimer

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... instead opting to go with Mercer. Schoenheimer : "Demand for traditional consulting as it existed 20 years ago is evaporating. Big funds are insourcing. It's hard to build a business out of fringe activity. We still get asked to do traditional consulting ...

A lesson against austerity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... because it allows the RBA to lower interest rates. The Australian government hasn't learnt its economic lesson. It was spending big and handing out tax cuts when the economy was booming. It's now so worried about an economic slowdown that it's curtailing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street amid solid reports on housing and consumer confidence. At 0745 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up four points at 5172. In economic news on Wednesday ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with the big retail banks leading the broader market higher. ANZ had risen 4.72 per cent, or $1.42, to $31.52 at the start of trade, after reporting a one per cent lift in first half net profit. In percentage terms ...

Accountants replaced by Cloud technology

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
Almost two thirds of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) would consider replacing roles currently performed by their accountant with a cloud-based accounting system, according to a new national research study by accounting service provider CCH. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets after the formation of a new government in Italy boosted confidence in the debt-riddled euro zone. At 0744 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract ...

Countplus makes expansion plans

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
Countplus has foreshadowed the listing of a new accounting-only vehicle on the ASX. According to an ASX statement Countplus had "previously advised that it would generally only directly purchase stand-alone accounting firms on a part-ownership basis". ...