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Australia's reversing fertility

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
If the Hollywood fascination with baby bumps signals a normalisation of fertility levels, it could take the heat out of Australia's population crisis and delay the anticipated demographically driven fiscal crisis. According to the ABS, Australia's total ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market continued its march into positive territory at noon as investors came back to the banking sector and commodity prices surged overnight. Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said investors were relieved ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after both the the Dow Jones and Nasdaq slipped on Friday, ahead of a long three day weekend, as concerns mounted over a slowdown in consumer spending. At 0715 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
The Australian share market was lower at noon, weighed down by the financial sector after ANZ Banking revealed larger than expected provisioning for bad corporate debts. US equity markets were mixed following a low outcome for a consumer sentiment survey. ...

Finsia opens doors to experts

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
Finsia has created a mentoring program for its members to provide them with career advice and allow them to meet industry veterans. The 16-week Finsia Mentoring Program costs $600 and is only available to Finsia members across Australia and New Zealand. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after both the the Dow Jones and Nasdaq slipped on Friday as concerns were fanned over a slowdown in consumer spending. At 0830 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market was down at midday following a negative lead from Wall Street. The banking sector was again suffering with analysts speculating that stocks were being short sold. At 1207 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 75.2 points ...

UBS and Genworth tap income-for-life market

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
UBS Global Asset Management has teamed up with Genworth Financial to embark on a new venture catering to the employer-sponsored retirement plan segment in the US. UBS and retirement income solutions provider Genworth recently announced its agreement ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower on a negative lead from Wall Street. This morning on the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0650 AEDT, the March share price index contract was down 74 points at 5,592 on a volume of 1,083 contracts. Today ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market was higher at noon as investors snapped up stocks that were sold off heavily yesterday, and showed strong interest in the major miners following Rio Tinto's record underlying profit. "There's a bit of renewed enthusiasm for ...