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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly lower as Wall Street ended flat amid weaker sentiment and profit-taking. At 0753 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 10 points lower at 4421. In economic ...

RSL calls for super revamp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
The Returned Services League (RSL) is calling for the government to address how it calculates military pensions after an alternative pension index rose by almost double the consumer price index in the first half of this year. Bill Crews, national president ...

CommBank Officers Super shuts property option

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
The $6 billion Commonwealth Bank Officers' Superannuation Fund is closing down its property option due to diversification and liquidity issues. CBA OSF, which had $5.9 billion at the end of last year according to data from Rainmaker Information, is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after Wall Street rose on strong economic data and the nomination of Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke to a second term. At 0726 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index ...

Suncorp FUM down, life risk profits up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
Suncorp's funds under management fell almost $800 million to $23 billion but the firm was buoyed by life risk profits which rose 13 per cent to $87 million. The firm's full year profit results found the funds management division was hit by bad markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly weaker as Wall Street investors took stock after four consecutive days of gains. At 0734 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 22 points lower at 4397. ...

ASIC slaps six year ban for MIS fraud

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
Mum-and-dad investors in South Australia have been caught out in a $15.2 million fraud carried out by yet another finance company operating without a financial services licence. ASIC has banned Jonathan Peter West, of Athelstone, South Australia from ...

City Super adopts weekly unit pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
The $1.1 billion Brisbane-based City Super is now using weekly unit pricing to determine the value of members' investments - a shift away from its previous monthly declared rates. City Super, which had $1.13 billion at the end of June according to Rainmaker ...

St.George merger on track: Kelly

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
The latest report from Westpac Group said the merger with St.George Bank is on track and exceeding forecasted revenue and cost targets. At the Westpac Group third quarter update today it noted the merger with St.George is progressing smoothly and on ...

The return of the cocooning consumer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
The savings pattern of many Australians has changed dramatically since June last year, and it's uncannily similar to the way people saved after the Great Depression, research shows. Research conducted by Retail Finance Intelligence (Rfi) found the return ...