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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
Australian shares are are expected to open higher after US stocks gained on Friday. Commodities were higher, too. At 0705 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 46 points higher at 3,845. In economic news on Monday ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
The Australian share market had gained one per cent at noon on Friday, as investors headed cautiously into the weekend. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 41.4 points, or 1.1 per cent, at 3,797.1, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Australian shares are are expected to open higher as US stocks staged a late rally to post solid gains at the close. US energy and oil stocks led the gains on stronger commodity prices, and local resources and energy stocks should benefit. At 0730 AEST ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
The Australian share market fell more than one per cent in morning trade, dragged down by major banks and miners. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 48.9 points, or 1.29 per cent, at 3,752.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
Australian shares are are expected to open lower as caution returned to US markets after Tuesday's unexpected rally. Concerns were fuelled by auto giant General Motors moving further towards bankruptcy. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
The Australian share market was nearly one per cent stronger at noon on Wednesday, consolidating gains made earlier in the week. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 33.6 points, or 0.89 per cent, at 3,822, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

FOS gears up to combat record complaints

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is on a hiring spree, increasing staff numbers by around 25 per cent in around nine months to cope with record levels of complaints across the financial services market. Colin Neave, chief ombudsman at FOS, said ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
Australian shares are are expected to open higher after strong gains in US and European stocks after better than expected US consumer confidence data raised hopes of economic recovery. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price ...

Perpetual proposes caps on exec and board pay

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
Perpetual has taken extra steps to preserve its balance sheet and cut costs, including a dividend reinvestment plan announced this morning and a move towards lower bonus payments and caps on executive and board remuneration. The 'surprise' announcements ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
The Australian share market was marginally higher at noon on Tuesday, after a quiet morning of trade following public holidays in the US and the UK. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up two points, or 0.05 per cent, at 3,739.9, while ...