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Super cushions local asset managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
The country's compulsory super will keep the investment management arms of the major banks chugging along despite the current market crisis - unlike their European and US counterparts which are under the hammer, if not already sold, as their parent ...

This Week's Market Movers (28 Jul - 1 Aug 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
Domestic financial market activity will remain cautious this week with sentiment precariously balanced between the weekend's positive US economic news and further NAB-like announcements on the fallout of the US subprime mess on its balance sheet. Top-tier ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... Bank of England kept interest rates on hold and Vodafone, which owns 45 per cent of Verizon Wireless, rose on its US counterpart's takeover bid for Alltel. The FTSE 100 added 25.2 points to 5,995.3. FRANKFURT - The DAX index gained 23.6 points to 6941.83 ...

Aus planners lead the world in business practice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
More than 80 per cent of Australian financial planning practices manage their business much more efficiently compared to only 9 per cent of their US counterparts, according to Business Health. The data was collated from the Business Health's "diagnostic ...

AMP posts 47pc growth in fin services

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
AMP has announced solid full year cashflows for 2007, including a whopping 47 per cent growth in its financial services business, which includes the firm's retail and wholesale superannuation divisions. AMP's underlying profit increased 10 per cent ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
... Morgans Brisbane director of equities Bill Chatterton said the market was trading more conservatively than its US counterpart, with interest rates subduing investor sentiment. In the US, stocks rose for a third successive session. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after a positive US lead. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0737 AEST, the June share price index contract was trading up 25 points to 6,232. On the economic front, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
... Better-than-expected Japanese gross domestic product (GDP) data released today propelled the Japanese yen higher against its US counterpart. "That's led to a stronger Aussie as well, which has made us bounce back to the 76.20 US cent level, back towards ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open slightly firmer today following further gains on Wall Street but held back by a fall in some commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0733 AEST, the December share price index contract was down ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
The Australian stock market continued its upward charge at noon, buoyed by a positive lead from Wall Street and a surge in banking and energy stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 62.6 points to 5205.3 and the all ordinaries rose ...