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AIG Australia to be retained

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
AIG international has advised the market and policyholders that it will be retaining a majority interest in its Asian insurance companies, including its Australian life insurance operation AIG Life Australia. The announcement is part of AIG's commitment ...

Military Super names Watson as new chief

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
Military Super has appointed ARIA's deputy chief Paul Watson as its new head, effective next month. Watson takes on the new post after spending just over a year at ARIA, where he joined as deputy chief last July. Prior to joining ARIA, he was the deputy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is set to fall at the open after world stock markets plummeted on Monday as panic-stricken investors doubted whether a Wall Street bailout package would stem the global financial crisis. At 0806 AEDT, the December Share Price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
Australian stocks were lower at noon, as nervous local investors await the outcome of tonight's US House of Representatives vote on a new version of the $US700 billion ($A888 billion) bailout of the financial markets. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
Local stocks may trade lower today after US equities markets fell by close to four per cent, while Europe suffered less but also was in the red. The key Wall Street indices all were down, as were commodities, including oil, gold, silver, and copper. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
The Australian stock market was lower at noon, shortly after the US Senate approved the Wall Street bailout package. Shortly before noon AEST, the Senate voted 74-25 in favour of the $US700 billion ($A887 billion) package aimed at keeping the US economy ...

Euro SRI market hits $4 trillion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
A Eurosif report on asset managers and self managed asset owners found the sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) market across 13 European countries represents more than $4 trillion. Eurosif, the European equivalent of the Responsible Investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
Australian stocks have received a flat lead today, with Wall Street markets finishing slightly down, including stocks and oil, although gold and silver were higher. In Europe, the British and French bourses were up moderately, but the Eurozone's largest ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
The Australian stock market remained in positive territory at noon, led by strong gains in resources and a recovery in the financial sector. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 142 points, or 3.09 per cent, at 4742.5, while the broader All ...

Aussies shun local equities

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
Aussie investors are turning their backs on Australian shares and sporting a grim reaper stance towards the local economy, new research shows. Almost 40 per cent of Australian investors have been expecting the share market to perform 'somewhat worse' ...