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Advant Online signs AXA

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... advisers to find and access relevant fee-for-service documents. AXA called the portal 'future ready', with marketing materials, branding, practice profiles, fee schedules, adviser profiles and fact sheets also available through the service. "Advant Online ...

Tightrope walker

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... and persistent - inflation also has a knock out effect on consumer and business spending. It raises the cost of raw materials and other inputs for businesses. And for consumers, inflation reduces disposable income (at a time when the government has raised ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... Resources down 68 cents or 8.72 per cent, at $7.12 and Extract Resources lost $1.81, or 21.39 per cent to $6.65. The leading materials stocks have recovered slightly from earlier falls, with Rio Tinto off 23 cents at $78.71 and BHP Billiton down five ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... California. The prospect of falling oil demand from Japan sent crude oil prices down to $101 a barrel. Industrial and materials companies rose on expectations that they will benefit from Japan's rebuilding efforts. One day after its biggest fall since ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... weaker as falling commodity prices and ongoing turmoil in the Middle East prompted a broad-market decline led by the materials and gold sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 68.1 points, or 1.43 per cent, to 4,699.7 points, while the broader All ...

More to emerging markets than Asia

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... fastest growing countries by GDP between 2011 and 2015 will come from Africa, according to Bloomberg. The demand for raw materials and the lowering of debt will drive growth but many investors are put off by the political risk. Cook said that Fidelity ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... of hotbed at the moment. When we see an escalation of violence, that sees oil prices shoot up." Mr Peacock said the materials and financial sector were particularly affected. Among the big miners, BHP was 44 cents weaker at $45.93 and Rio Tinto down ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... cutting its full-year production target by as much as 18 per cent after rain and flooding affected operations. Housing materials supplier James Hardie Industries rose seven cents, or 1.1 per cent, to $6.64 after reporting a third quarter loss of $US26.4 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... traded. CMC Markets senior dealer Matthew Lewis said results from reporting season were dominating the market, with materials weighing down the index. "Trading is still being dominated by reporting season," Mr Lewis said. "BHP has reported their results ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... results. On Tuesday, the Australian share market finished flat after trading in a tight range throughout the session. The materials sector closed marginally higher but financial stocks lost ground. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.8 points ...