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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker after recession fears pushed Wall Street lower. In London, base metal prices all were down. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0748 AEDT, the March share price index contract was down 82 points at ...

Retail profits, currency price cuts and ag-flation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
Fighting inflation may be the government's number one policy fight right now, but another should be fighting contradictory policy suggestions and forcing retailers to pass on currency induced price cuts. Australia's major economic debate is how the ...

Super funds want more

Australia's largest employers and super funds believe increasing the nine per cent Super Guarantee contribution should be a priority for the new Rudd Government, according to a new survey. Eighty-six per cent of the Russell Pulse survey respondents ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher today as Wall Street gained ground overnight. Base metal prices mostly were stronger in London. At 0708 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was up 55 ...

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, 12 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market was marginally in the black at noon on the back of a positive US lead and a stronger oil price overnight. At 1202 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 0.6 of a point higher at 5,538.2, while the broader All Ordinaries was up ...

Oil sours economic rally

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
A recently released PricewaterhouseCoopers survey reveals that senior executives have replaced terrorism with risk of energy supply as a primary concern in 2008. Leading oil-importing economies that share these concerns meet today in the Swiss resort ...

Instos to buy more alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
Local institutional investors will continue to pour more money into private equity and real estate, according to a new report on alternative investments. The annual Russell Investments Survey on Alternative Investing report surveyed 326 institutions ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
The Australian share market is receiving mixed leads this morning, with positive guidance from Wall Street and base metals, but Sydney Futures slightly down. At 0707 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was DOWN 7 points ...

Macq heads deeper into Asia

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
Macquarie intends to expand further into Asia and Europe with its latest division, Macquarie Global Investments (MGI), according to division head Matthew Rady. The section will consist of the current Macquarie Private Portfolio Management (MPPM) and ...