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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... will be granted the go-ahead on its lucrative Malaysian facility ahead of a decision by officials later this month. All the big four banks gained, despite news of fresh redundancies in the sector. Westpac gained 1.1 per cent to $20.79 even as reports ...

Wolf, wolf

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... company profits and a slowdown in the Australian economy without a technical recession, largely due to the momentum in the big mining construction projects.'' So what do we do now? Take all our investments out of planet earth and send it to Mars? For ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Europe finished mixed with Greece preparing to resume talks on a crucial debt write-off deal and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) saying it will raise new money to increase its financial firepower. ...

Issues beyond the FOFA horizon

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... both ends of the scale." The paper concluded that the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms does "not deliver quite the 'big bang' singular impact by which it is often characterised", but instead should be seen as another driver that should not be ...

Get up and go on board

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
Schettino: "In this moment, the boat is tipping... Commander, please..." De Falco: "No, please. You now get up and go on board..." Schettino: "I am here with the rescue boats, I am here, I am not going anywhere, I am here..." This is my personally mouse-clicked ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... second-largest economy. Government figures showed that the slowdown in Chinese growth in the final quarter of 2011 was not as big as had been feared and would still see Chinese monetary authorities loosen policy. Though the drop to 8.9 per cent represented ...

FSU slams banking sector cost cutting plans

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
The Finance Sector Union, representing workers at Australia's big four banks, said job cuts in the banking industry cannot be justified. Reports today claim thousands of bank jobs could be on the line over the next two years as part of major cost cutting ...

Investors looking backwards: Mercer

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
Australian investors are biased towards local shares and looking backwards, according to Mercer, which released its investment report ranking the best performing fund managers and sector results. The Australian sharemarket fell 11% in 2011, with Mercer ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following Europe's lead which shrugged off a wave of ratings downgrades to end in positive territory. At 0630 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up nine points at 4,137. ...

Retail and insto teams combine to drive strategy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... distribution separated into three teams: strategic accounts responsible for the largest seven retailer groups (including the Big 4 banks), adviser distribution and research and operations. "It is obviously a very difficult environment from an investor ...