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Unusually certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... to news reports, these were behind last night's surge in equity markets. But company earnings reports were also nice and pretty the previous day when Wall Street sold off? Investors ignored bad data last night. Yes, there were a few. US initial unemployment ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... said volumes were relatively low and the market may drift in afternoon trading as investors were cautious. "We seem to be pretty cautious going into US (trading) sessions, and have been for some time," he said. Mr Wright said the BHP Billiton production ...

Advice goes direct to retail shopfronts

... next strategy is to increase the accessibility of their advisers through 'main street' shopfronts. "We think we're being pretty innovative in the advice space. We've got the Horizons academy and we're moving early in this space [retail shops], and for ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... overseas markets and in commodities markets last night," he said. "When you get that sort of lead... you're going to get a pretty ordinary day and that's what we've got." Mr Heffernan said resources stocks had been the hardest hit, in anticipation of ...

MLC to drop Aviva insurance brand

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
... say is that we've brought the entire team together now under one operating structure and one management team - that's a pretty important step," he said. Lombardo, previously the group director of operations at Aviva Australia (not to be confused with ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... are very good," Mr Kimber said. Growth in China may slow from 13 or 14 per cent growth to nine per cent, which is still "pretty fantastic", he said. "Markets are still very sensitive. The last day of the financial year is giving it a bit of a belting. ...

Australians frustrated with fin companies

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... firms, only 30 per cent of respondents felt insurance companies had tried to win back their business. "The study paints a pretty bleak picture of customer experiences in Australia," said Brett Waters, RightNow's vice president Asia-Pac South. "Even when ...

First femme PM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... especially in a world of continued uncertainty. Is Julia up to the task? Does she have the skill, the ability, etc? Is she pretty enough? Her dress sense? Her hairstyle. Or will the power brokers in the Labour Party continue to dictate the terms of leadership... ...

RMBS market low risk and high return: Aberdeen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... said. It's even more attractive given the low default risk, added Rodriguez. "In terms of risk of loss these securities are pretty much bullet proof. You'd need to see mortgage providers default, house price falls of 40 per cent on prime Australian mortgages ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... from the start after weak leads from offshore. A poor start on Asian equity markets was a further negative. "It's been pretty rocky so far today," Mr Foulsham said. "China has opened up now, Singapore has opened up and Hong Kong is about to open up. ...