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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2007
The Australian market is expected to open higher mirroring Wall Street, which gained as investors moved to large-cap, defensive stocks against a shaky global backdrop. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0807 AEST, the June share price index contract ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2007
The Australian market is expected to post sharp losses when it opens after Wall Street shed four-fifths of one per cent of its value overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0656 AEST, the June share price index contract was down 21 points to 5,957. ...

Members should update binding beneficiaries: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
Confirming the importance of insurance for super funds and also the prime weakness of group insurance, the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) is appealing for fund members to nominate binding beneficiaries. In response to rising trustee ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open flat on a negative US lead, although recent performances have seen the local reporting season having a strong, positive influence. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0849 AEDT, the March share price index ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
... release full year earnings. The Australian share market closed lower yesterday as cautious company forecasts added to market tension, already riding high on geopolitical unrest and higher interest rates. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 35.3 ...

Economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
Prime Minister John Howard has announced a range of measures aimed at easing the impact of the fuel crisis bought about by rising crude oil prices, tensions in the Middle East and the increasing demands by the industrial expansion in China and India. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2006
The share market is expected to open lower dampened by weakness on Wall Street and amid caution ahead of local inflation figures. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was down 37 points to 4905 at 0740 AEST. Today ...

Committed to Asia: Fidelity

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2006
Fidelity kicked off its Asia focused roadshow yesterday, stressing it maintained its confidence in the Asian region in spite of recent geo-political tensions and global market corrections that have left some investors feeling gun shy. Fidelity global ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2006
The share market should open stronger today after a sharp fall in crude oil prices led to gains on Wall Street overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 36 points to 4933.0 at 0712 AEST. Today the Westpac-Melbourne ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2006
The share market could open slightly stronger after blue-chip stocks on Wall Street rose marginally but a drop in oil prices affected energy stocks overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was down 16 points ...