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Super is not for winning votes

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... Government keeps using super as a political lever, industry experts warned. In a session about how to build consumer confidence in the superannuation system, panelist Michael Dwyer, chief executive of First State Super, drew a resounding applause when ...

A tale of confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... brings us to today's topic. It's all about confidence. And confidence is slipping. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index fell to 47.7 in October from 53.4 in the previous month - lower than expectations for a small dip to 53.2. With the US ...

Joined at the hip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... Senate provides further welcome news for the housing sector. US shares gave up some gains on negative news. Consumer confidence fell to a worse than expected reading of 47.7 in October - the second lowest result since May. Markets expected a reading ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... 1.61 per cent, to 4754.9 points. NEW YORK - US stocks ended mostly lower as mixed reports on home prices and consumer confidence gave investors little incentive to step into the market. Stocks began the day higher following a report that home prices ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
... performance in the first quarter of 2009/10 on the back of rising food and liquor sales, and an improvement in consumer confidence. Wesfarmers shares beefed up $1.69, or 6.39 per cent, to $28.13, while Woolworths gained 14 cents to $29.55. The big four ...

Pleasant and nasty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... stronger-than-expected US industrial production and better-than-forecasts retail sales dulled disappointment over the fall in consumer confidence in October. What about market indicators? Credit default spreads have narrowed significantly and the VIX ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... consider a share placement. The Australian sharemarket rose to a new 12 month high on Wednesday on upbeat consumer confidence and positive company reports. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 45.4 points, or 0.95 per cent, at 4831.1, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
... was up two cents at $4.56. JB Hi-Fi was up 55 cents at $19.05 after it said it was encouraged by signs of consumer confidence and was confident of meeting market expectations in the current financial year. In energy, Woodside Petroleum was up 37 cents ...

Aussies follow Brits pushing advice aside

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... professional advice. "As a member of the Financial Planning Association of Australia we've been working to build consumer confidence through campaigns such as the recent Value of Advice campaign. "We're also very supportive of the work being done by ...

Herding 20 cats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... news to steer direction. It was the same old, same old flow of conflicting indicators. Last night, American consumer confidence fell in September when markets were expecting a rise. The other side of the coin showed US house prices rose in July by more ...