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Green light for Milton merger

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
Milton Corporation and Choiseul Investments will merge after gaining 99 per cent shareholder approval, and the combined firm will place planners on the top of its list to do business with next year. The merged company will have $2 billion in assets ...

Wrong answer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
Chuckle, chuckle, chuckle. "If your copying somebody else's answers, make sure you're copying the correct one." Almost always during exams, teacher would give us examinees this warning (advice?). This popped in my head when I read today's business story ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
The Australian market is receiving strongly positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with all key securities indices higher, along with precious and base metals and oil. On the ASX 24 at 0711 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
The Australian share market was higher at noon, led by banks and miners, following a solid lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 20.8 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 4,766.7, while the broader All Ordinaries index was ...

AMP to manage Trio Capital super money

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
AMP SignatureSuper has been selected as the preferred successor superannuation fund for embattled Trio Capital Limited super fund members. ACT Super Management, acting as trustee of Trio Capital since last December, made the decision to transfer the ...

FUM hits $1.37tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
Australia's funds management market climbed 2 per cent in the September quarter to reach $1.374 trillion, but over the year it grew only 1 per cent, reveals analysis by Rainmaker. This lacklustre growth in FUM contrasts with the 8 per cent growth in ...

Best house in the slums

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
Poor little rich kid. If you look at the performance of the Australian stock market since the start of the year and nothing else, you would be forgiven for concluding that the economy downunder is not enjoying the cheer of this yuletide season, no siree. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading over the weekend, with Wall Streets' key indices higher, as generally were those in Europe. Precious metals and oil were lower. On the ASX 24 at 0649 AEDT, the December share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
The Australian share market was marginally weaker at noon as the resources sector offset financial companies. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 6.1 points, or 0.13 per cent, at 4,735.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
The Australian market is receiving uncertain leads from offshore trading overnight, with equities markets and commodities both turning in mixed performances. On the ASX 24 at 0723 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was eight points ...