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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
The Australian share market at noon on Thursday had reversed direction to be lower as investors considered how the continuing Greek debt crisis might unfold. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 21.4 points, or 0.51 per cent, at 4,163.2 ...

Fixville here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
"Betcha by golly wow You're the one that I've been waiting for..." -Stylistics Hear ye, hear ye, the Europeans have reached an accord - and financial markets liked the sound of that. Major European equity indices soared between 2.9% (FTSE-100) and 6.3 ...

ACSI helps push News Corp negative vote to 35%

ALEX DUNNIN, CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
Pension funds around the world, including the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), last week sent a message to News Corp that contributed up to one-third of votes cast against the current board. Among the board directors to receive ...

ACSI remands News Corp governance

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is calling for Australian super funds to protest against members of the News Corp board at its annual general meeting in Los Angeles today if the group's governance does not improve. Global media ...

Work in no progress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
Make that October 26 - maybe. Yes folks the can has been kicked further down the road to nowhere. Less than five days ago -- at the end of the G20 Summit in Paris -- there was optimism in the air, there seems to be consensus among the top 20 moneymen ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
The Australian dollar is slightly higher on Friday morning as the market awaits any further news on the eurozone debt crisis. At 0700 AEDT on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 102.05 US cents, up from 101.89 cents on Thursday. Since 1700 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher following good rises on Wall Street overnight. At 0757 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 55 points at 4,252. Locally on Tuesday, no major economic news is expected. ...

Finsia award nominees announced

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
The short-list for Finsia's Pinnacle Awards has been announced, which includes most outstanding industry contribution, most outstanding young professional and most outstanding future leader. A panel of senior Financial Services Institute of Australasia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher on Thursday after the major markets in Europe and Wall Street gained overnight. At 0647 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 74 points at 4,009. No major economic ...

All eyes on Germany

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
Now you can't say that you haven't been warned. As predicted, the hope trade went puff overnight. Wall Street and European equity markets ended lower last night as the rumours that littered the previous day's gossip mills proved to be lies - pure, simple ...