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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
The Australian stock market is expected to follow Wall Street into another day of steep declines, after New York indices all plunged by around six per cent overnight. At 0721 AEST on the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was 153 ...

Govt provides reverse mortgage guarantees

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
The Federal Government has made its first move in the race to fiscally manage the ageing population, with the release of draft legislation to increase protection around reverse mortgages. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation ...

USA no longer AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
Uh-oh, we're in trouble now - really big trouble -- or so they say. No use pretending not to know what I'm talking about, it's splattered all over the weekend news. S&P has dropped one A from the USA's AAA. I must admit, I too didn't know what to think ...

FSC insurance churn action divides planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
Financial advisers fear that new measures from the Financial Services Council aimed at reducing churn in the insurance market will lead to some penalties for acting in the best interest of a client. Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive officer ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
Australian shares were slightly higher at noon as they made up some of the ground lost on Wednesday, buoyed by a positive session on Wall Street. At 1200 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 1.1 points, or 0.03 per cent, at 4,333.9 ...

Super funds hit back at anti-carbon tax groups

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
Superannuation funds and fund managers have warned against the advertising campaign against the carbon tax, with concerns it's misleading the public and threatening a shareholder resolution. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), responsible for ...

Former AIST chief takes on age discrimination

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
Former president of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), Susan Ryan has been appointed as the new age discrimination commissioner. The role will be allocated $4 million over four years through the Australian Human Rights Commission. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
The Australian share market is expected to decline following falls on Wall Street overnight on scepticism about the deal to resolve the US debt crisis. At 0717 AEST on the ASX 24 on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
Australian shares are soaring after the United States avoided a debt default with an eleventh hour agreement to cut its deficit. President Barack Obama said the deal will cut about $US1 trillion in spending over 10 years and avoid default, which would ...

Insurers want wireless relationship

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
Life and general insurers plan to enter the wireless space and build smartphone applications to build interactive relationships with consumers, new research shows. The report by Telstra, Mobile Innovation - The Next Frontier for Growth and Productivity ...