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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket was more than four per cent lower at noon with falls in the resources and banking sectors, following a plunge on Wall Street overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 167.9 points or 4.28 per cent, at ...

Good news at last for AIG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
At last some good news for AIG Life Australia with the company announcing a major upgrade of their insurance suite while also coming runner-up in the CoreData Life Company of the Year awards. The firm's Priority Protection insurance suite is receiving ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower after US stocks slumped overnight after Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said the government would not buy banks' soured mortgage assets after all. Resource stocks also are likely to fall after oil ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon after a negative lead from Wall Street and falls in commodity prices overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 31.1 points, or 0.79 per cent, at 3,929.8, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

SMSF trustee fails sole purpose test

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
SMSF trustee Gerard Karl Little has been charged by ASIC for failing the sole purpose test after he obtained early access to funds and pocketed $685,000 in commissions. Little, of Castlecrag, New South Wales, appeared in the Downing Centre Local Court ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower today after US stocks fell overnight on signs that company profits are being hit by the decline in consumer spending. At 0810 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures ...

Market Wrap - Midday

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket was over four per cent lower at noon following heavy losses in the banking sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 177.4 points, or 4.32 per cent, at 3,930.4 while the broader All Ordinaries index dropped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower today after US stocks fell overnight on nervousness about how US companies will survive a severe pullback in spending. At 0656 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket was stronger at noon, up more than two per cent, driven by China's massive economic stimulus plan, which has boosted appetite among local investors for commodity based stocks. Also, the Reserve Bank of Australia has indicated ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher today after US stocks gained on Friday as investors saw buying opportunities following heavy falls earlier in the week. At 0738 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney ...