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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... figures. At 0802 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 55 points at 5,464. The US Labor Department reported the US economy added 204,000 jobs in October, double what analysts forecast, and revisions to the previous two ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... $US44.90, valuing the still-profitless social networking service at about $US24 billion ($A25.25 billion). The Commerce Department said the US economy grew at an annual rate of 2.8 per cent in the third quarter, well above the 1.9 per cent projected ...

Market Wrap AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... expected. In Australia, shares on Monday closed moderately higher with surprisingly strong retail sales figures boosting department store stocks but failing to inject extra momentum into the overall market. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.3 points ...

Republicans vote that advisers have no best interest duty

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... according to Bloomberg reports. The bill is a reaction by Republicans to what they believe is regulatory overreach by the Department of Labor (DOL) that is expanding the role and scope of fiduciary duties that apply to official stakeholders involved ...

Pension rule changes to benefit 740,000

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... and Carer Payment, income support allowances and supplements such as the Parenting Payment and Newstart, paid by the Department of Human Services and the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Aged care costs to rise as complexity increases

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... bond." "Everyone who moves into an aged care home generally has their assets and income tested by Centrelink so the Department of Health and Ageing can work out what amount of fees that person should pay," Stander added. The Government has set a maximum ...

SIFMA talks up Wall Street cyber defences

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... exercise, code named 'Quantum Dawn 2', was conducted in July on a specially established closed network coordinated by the Department of Homeland Security. The attack scenario was modeled as a system wide attack to steal money through fraudulent trades ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... At 0817 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 31 points at 5,387. The US Labor Department report, issued belatedly due to the government shutdown, showed the country added 148,000 jobs in September, well below the ...

ASIC warns consumers about NRAS property ads

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... (usually 100 or more houses). However, individual investors can access the scheme through an approved participant. The Department of Social Services publishes monthly reports on its website which contain the names of NRAS-approved participants. ASIC ...

Centrepoint Alliance CFO resigns

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... will be assumed by him and Debra Anderson in a joint capacity. Anderson is currently corporate manager of the Legal department at Centrepoint.