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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
Australian shares fell lower at noon following negative leads from US and European markets overnight. The local bourse opened about half a per cent down on Friday. By 1215 AEDT both major local indices had pulled down further, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Manufactured in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
"Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird And if that mockingbird won't sing, Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring..." What's currently happening in Europe reminded me of this lullaby. If you believe the headlines, Slovakia's ...

Statewide and Local enter merger due diligence

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
The merger between StatewideSuper and Local Super is moving to the next stage after receiving in principle approval from the major shareholders of both funds. Chair of StatewideSuper, Nicholas Begakis, and Local Super chair, Juliet Brown, said the proposed ...

Planner banned as watchdog continues industry clean-up

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
ASIC is continuing its clean up of the financial services sector with the banning of another Sydney based planner. Stephen Paul Hing of Enmore has been barred from providing financial services for four years after an investigation revealed he took part ...

A yearning for softer yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
Australian shares were higher at noon, bucking a weak US lead as investors took heart in a plan to recapitalise ailing European banks to help contain the impact of the eurozone debt crisis. The local market took less than half an hour to move into positive ...

Northern Trust awarded $24bn custody mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
Northern Trust will provide a full range of master custody and related services for the newly formed $24 billion Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation. It is the custodian's first full service super fund client. Starting early next year, Northern ...

AustralianSuper three year fee freeze

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
AustralianSuper will freeze its administration fees over the next three years for its 1.8 million membership base, in a bid to highlight concerns over administration costs. Starting from July 1 this year, the AustralianSuper administration cost of $1.50 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
The Australian dollar was slightly lower after a credit downgrade for Italy and Spain dampened market optimism. At 0700 AEDT on Monday, the Australian dollar was trading at 97.39 US cents, down from 97.75 cents on Friday. Since 1700 AEDT on Friday ...

The good, the bad and the whatever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
Wake up people, there's no time to let Monday-itis get the better of us - especially not this Monday. Not when there's news a -plenty to digest. There's good news to stir the animal spirits among the bulls... bad news to keep the bears on the pounce... ...