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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... but some economists had expected the decline to be even worse. Goldman Sachs had forecast a drop to 60 after the University of Michigan confidence survey showed a steep fall last week. The Dow rose 55 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 12,252. The Standard ...

ACFS awards innovation and investment stewardship

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... previously known as the Melbourne Centre for Financial Studies, is a not-for-profit consortium of Monash University, the University of Melbourne, RMIT University and Finsia. Besides its network of industry practitioners, the centre has links with over ...

Grass greener for local bourse without SGX

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... yesterday, experts warned. Professor Peter Swan from the School of Banking and Finance, Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales, who is a vocal critic of the deal, called the concessions announced by the executives behind the SGX-ASX ...

USA is going A-OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... look at the latest US Commerce Department report on consumer sentiment. And if you still doubt this, look at the University of Michigan's consumer confidence measure too. Consumer are shopping. The Thomson Reuters same store sales index of 28 companies ...

Govt lays ground for Stronger Super

GOVT RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia David Whiteley, Industry Super Network Brian Wilson, Pro Chancellor of University of Technology, Sydney

Speck of sand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... seen recently in the improvement in the consumer confidence measures calculated by the Commerce Department and the University of Michigan. They're no longer scared of dipping into their savings. Reports that the Chicago Purchasing Managers index rose ...

Better than a Thanksgiving turkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
... one-week jobless claims stat. But it gains positive meaning when combined with other US data out overnight. The University of Michigan/Reuters consumer sentiment index rose to a better-than-forecast 71.6 in November from 67.7 in October. This is the ...

Shorten unveils advisory panel

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... Director of Financial Planning, AMP Fiona Hooymans, Manager Compliance, ASX Limited Dimity Kingsford, Smith Professor, University of New South Wales Richard Klipin, CEO, Association of Financial Advisers Jenni Mack, Chair, Choice Alex Malley, CEO, CPA ...

Recycled fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... better-than-expected results on employment, retail sales, ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing reports. The Reuters/University of Michigan consumer confidence index rose to 69.3 in November - more than forecasts for a gain to 69.0 and above the 68.3 ...

Amigos para siempre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... better friend than Australia." This was US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressing young Australians at the University of Melbourne yesterday. Her statement was made in the context of America and Australia's unbending alliance in the pursuit of ...