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IRESS eyes Asia

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
Homegrown tech company IRESS Market Technology is defying the market recession and is expanding its presence in Asia. IRESS is adding several Asian markets to its webIRESS online equity information and trading platform. During the first half of 2009 ...

Focus on the good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
Whew! Finally a bit of good news. Or rather investors chose to see the good rather than the bad. US equities closed last night's trading up more than 1 per cent, reversing early losses brought on by reports that initial jobless benefit claims jumped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
The Australian share market has received positive leads overnight, with the major Wall Street indices all up, precious metals and oil higher, although copper was lower. At 0821 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 56 ...

Merry Christmas retailers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
Well there we have it ladies and gentlemen. Yesterday's Australian retail sales figures have swung the pendulum in favour of Kevin 07 and his fiscal stimulus package. The Federal Opposition has been making noises ever since the A$42 billion was first ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
The Australian market is expected to open higher following positive leads from Wall Street, with oil also higher, although precious metals were lower. At 0822 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 27 points higher at 3,480. ...

Planners rethink succession model

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
The sale price and profitability of most financial planning firms have taken a turn for the worse since 2008, spurring planners to radically rethink their succession plans. John Saint, head of ipac business partnering, said planners now face the tough ...

AXA Asia Pac growth mixed

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
... to a further 10 percent," said Penn. It will also write off around $150 million for the year including $30 million on the sale of its annuity business to Challenger, $20 million provision for the acquisition of Genesys and a $10 million charge for the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower, after the falls in US equities, before attention turns to the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision. At 0720 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 64 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
The Australian share market was in the red at noon with lower base metals prices overnight weighing on mining stocks and as profit takers capitalised on solid gains earlier in the week. At 1201 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 39.7 points ...

Sherry's to-do list for 2009

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
Senator Nick Sherry yesterday unveilled his top priorities for 2009, which includes a strong focus on short selling regulation, margin loans and credit rating agencies. Speaking at a media function in Sydney last night, the minister for superannuation ...