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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
The Australian stock market is likely to open weaker on Thursday after a fall on Wall Street overnight. At 0741 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was down 23 points at 4,485 points. In economics news on Thursday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
The Australian stock market is likely to open in positive territory after the Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced gains for the fourth consecutive day. At 0733 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up ...

AIA signs credit card insurance deal with Citibank

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
AIA Australia has signed a five-year credit card insurance deal with Citibank - one of the biggest deals the insurer has scored since rebranding. The insurer joins MetLife Australia as a partner to Citibank's business that provides credit card insurance ...

Treasury bounces back to pre-crisis FUM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
Treasury Group's funds under management (FUM) rose more than 34 per cent to $14.7 billion in the year to June, close to its pre-GFC levels, after three of its fund managers attracted flows from institutional investors. The group's FUM increased by $3.7 ...

House call

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
Don't bet your house on new home sales... at least, not yet! Wall Street is all a-flutter with welcomed news about the reported 23.6 per cent increase in new home sales to an annualised 330,000 units in June from the previous month. And what was last ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
The Australian stock market is likely to open higher after the Dow Jones hit a two-month high on Monday. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 26 points at 4,502 points. In economics news on Tuesday ...

BTIM to expand income boutique

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
Just under two months after being promoted to BT Investment Management's (BTIM) head of income and fixed interest, Vimal Gor, said the firm plans to hire more investment managers and launch a new range of income funds. "We're hiring a few new people ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after gains on Wall Street on Friday. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 40 points at 4,476 points, on volume of 3,136 contracts. In economics ...

Custom Solutions flows double in June qtr

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
Flows to Commonwealth Bank's Custom Solutions platforms, which includes FirstWrap, more than doubled to $114 million during the June quarter. The bank's June quarter report found its Custom Solutions platforms attracted an extra $64 million during the ...

Asia primed for investments

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
The oversold Euro, market valuations that reflect lowered expectations, and an expected gradual decline in volatility currently make Asia one of the best investment hot spots for Aussie investors, said Seres Asset Management. With equities markets around ...