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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
The Australian market is expected to open higher today, after Wall Street securities and commodities markets lifted overnight. At 0643 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was up 15 points at 4,601. In economics news on Wednesday ...

Equity Trustees makes aged care bid

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... capacity to provide post-retirement solutions with the acquisition of two aged care services businesses from Paragon Care. The sale of Lifetime Planning and Tender Living Care is due to be completed by the end of July with Equity Trustees paying around ...

BBY expands with Stonebridge acquistion

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
BBY has announced it has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire the StoneBridge Private Client Adviser network, staff and product platforms. The StoneBridge Group is a boutique investment firm with over 15 years experience in the Australian ...

Axioma branches out

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
Axioma, providers of decision support, risk analysis, portfolio rebalancing and analysis tools for financial services industry, has announced the launch of its new Global and Regional Risk Models (v 2.1) and the opening of an Australian office. The ...

CommInsure hires AMP manager to strengthen retail advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
CommInsure has appointed former AMP Financial Planning regional manager Andrew Kennedy as its new head of retail advice distribution. CommInsure has also appointed Mark Sheldon to the newly-created role of head of business retention and growth, to help ...

Direct insurance secures major player status

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... Warner Actuaries' latest Direct Life Insurance Report, direct accounted for 11.8 per cent of in-force business with total sale for 2009 to 2010 up 3.3 per cent to $403.1 million and in-force annual premiums increased by 9.7 per cent to $1,108.5 million ...

Lonsec bought by FRH

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
The long rumoured sale of Lonsec has today been confirmed. Zurich has sold the ratings house to Financial Research Holdings (FRH). The sale brings Lonsec under the same business umbrella as SuperRatings. "We are absolutely thrilled with the purchase ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
The Australian market again has received negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall St and European markets ending lower while oil bounced higher. Precious metals fell, and base metals were mixed. At 0719 AEST on the ASX 24, the June ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
The Australian securities market has opened more than 1.5 per cent lower after gains were wiped off US markets overnight. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 84.9 points, or 1.8 per cent, at 4,622.4, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Dark pools attract larger trades and ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
Chi-X owner, Instinet, has launched its first dark pool product for Australian equities, at a time when regulator ASIC is looking to review the trading industry. Instinet launched its Instinet BLX Australia yesterday, which will collect multiple orders ...