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Bull market on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
Wall Street paused. Wall Street is refreshed and ready for more climbing. Wall Street is back after taking a breather over the past three days, reversing some of the losses incurred since the start of the week. The S&P 500 index gained more than one ...

Mercer and MLC top IC survey

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
Mercer and MLC have topped the implemented consulting survey in Australian shares and international shares respectively. The latest Rainmaker Information/CPG Research & Advisory found Mercer topped the Australian shares table losing 1.5 per cent followed ...

AMIST offers fee-for-service advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
The $685 million Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust (AMIST) has rolled out a fee-for-service financial advice service to its members. AMIST launched the service in March following increasing member demand for tailored advice and selected ...

Pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
One for the bears. The pendulum has swung in favour of the 'dead cat bounce' camp as Wall Street clocked its third consecutive day of losses. The S&P 500 fell by 2.7 per cent overnight, taking its total losses over the past three trading sessions to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
The Australian share market was more than half a per cent lower at noon, as the markets digested the federal budget handed down on Tuesday night. At 1200 AEST, the S&P/ASX200 index was 34.9 points lower, or by 0.9 per cent, at 3842.3, while the broader ...

Pension deficits worsen for FTSE 100

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
The total deficit of FTSE 100 pension schemes in March has widened to $100 billion, a new research found. The total deficit of FTSE 100 pension schemes in March ballooned to $100 billion - a deterioration of $171 billon from 12 months ago, according ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open stronger after the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose in the US overnight. Higher oil, gold and silver prices should also provide the local market with a lift. At 0711 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Avoiding the black swan

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
In a world where major banks have passed the 'stress test' but not necessarily the smell test, investors should invest in portfolios that make small bets to gain big over the long term, said a fund manager who survived the '87 and '08 crash. Defying ...

US pension deficit shrinks

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
The pension funding status of the largest US companies improved by more than $260 billion in the past two months, according to a report. Mercer's review found the pension plans of the S&P 1500 companies improved by around $60 billion in April and roughly ...

Praemium scales back ops

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
Homegrown technology firm Praemium Limited finalised the development of its flagship products tailored to the British market but was forced to cut overheads following the UK recession. The technology firm told the ASX this week that it has reduced its ...