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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
... driven by fund managers, who will continue to buy commodity stocks." He said a meeting of the Reserve Bank of Australia today would be of interest to the market. The Dow Jones industrial average finished 191.92 points higher at 14,087.55 after hitting ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
... AEDT, the June share price index contract was up 16 points to 6,012. On the economic front, the Reserve Bank of Australia today releases its Financial Stability Review, while the quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey is also released. In corporate ...

NAB bundles home loans with insurance

... customers have the right protection in place when they buy their home. Underinsurance is a significant problem in Australia today and, with MLC, we are well placed to address this issue with products that meet broader customer needs in a simple and efficient ...

Macquarie pilots life insurance system

... Services. "The platform has been designed to help advisers address the serious underinsurance problem that exists in Australia today." The service is fully integrated to Macquarie's existing wrap investment and superannuation platforms. "By conducting ...

RBA delivers Christmas cheer to homeowners

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia today gave homeowners some relief going into the Christmas period by keeping official interest rates on hold. The central bank made the announcement it would leave rates on hold at 5.25 per cent after holding its final ...

Optus and Vodafone finalise $700m 3G joint venture

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2004
... companies will be the first to launch third generation (3G) network services to its customers. Optus and Vodafone Australia today announced they had signed a binding agreement to form a $700 million alliance to share 3G network sites and radio infrastructure ...

Adele Lloyd to take over as Adelaide Bank chair in 2005

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2004
... grow "from strength to strength". "Succession planning is an integral and vital part of successful business in Australia today," McKay said. "The Adelaide Bank board has deemed it essential that it keeps its shareholders, staff and the market informed ...

ETrade records 700% net profit increase for 2003/04

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2004
Online broker ETrade Australia today announced a preliminary unaudited net profit increase of 700% for 2003/04 backed by improved market confidence. The company said net profit for the year was $9.6 million, up from $1.2 million the previous year, and ...

Rivkin vows to fight claims heading for the federal court

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2004
... proposed cross-claim which the three defendants have said they will seek leave to file in the Federal Court of Australia today. \"The proposed cross-claims raise a number of issues and in particular claims that the acquisition of shares in the company ...

Australian-Thai FTA signed

Thailand and Australia today signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with confidence growing it will deepened Australia\'s economic links with South East Asia. Prime ministers Thaksin Shinawatra and John Howard signed the deal, along with several other ...