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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... and weaker industrial metal prices hammered resources stocks. The financials sector also was weaker after speculation that top-three US investment bank Merrill Lynch was about to book more write-downs dampened hopes that the worst of the global credit ...

AXA to invest $30m in life insurance

... more than double each year into its life insurance business to move from its position as a sixth rank provider to one of the top three in the sector. In previous years, AXA invested around $3 million to $5 million each year into its life insurance division ...

Scrap $5bn super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... Chant West said super funds with $5 billion or less "should not be in existence", but others are calling his claims over the top. Heated debates on the role of fund ratings firms at yesterday's CMSF conference saw Chant ply the notion that funds with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... broader market to its biggest one-day advance in more than five years, after a deep interest-rate cut and solid results from two top investment banks calmed credit market concerns. The Federal Reserve slashed a key US interest rate by three-quarters ...

Governance before crisis

Corporate governance often comes into the spotlight following a crisis - a trap that super fund trustees should avoid at all costs, says a corporate governance expert. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) in Brisbane yesterday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2008
... losses, adding to the last session's sell-off, as investors remained on edge following more bad news about credit markets, while top Asian oil refiner Sinopec Corp sank on record crude prices. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed down 0.29 per cent ...

Austock teams with Cantor

When financial services group Austock Group decided to look for a partner in the US, it went all the way to the top when it signed an alliance with financial services giant Cantor Fitzgerald. Austock now has a direct link to Wall Street when it paired ...

Uni to offer SMSF degree

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... end of the year," said Andrea Slattery, SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) chief executive. "This will be on top of the 50 to 60 organisations that deliver education to the market for advisers which range from a one hour seminar to courses ...

Consumer confidence plummets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
... also found that what Australians worry about can change rapidly as while economic issues account for two out of three of our top concerns this quarter, last quarter the drought was the major concern followed by the environment and the health system ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
... 5325. Bell Potter senior advisor Stuart Smith said the positive close in New York and the perception that Australia is at the top of the interest rate cycle as the economy shows signs of slowing had helped the market gain today. "The bond rate is also ...