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Water off a Peking duck's back

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
While credit and liquidity worries have continued to pound global equities markets, it's all been water off a Peking duck's back to China. According to Moody's Investors Service, Asia Pacific as a whole has been shrugging off sub-prime crisis and liquidity. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower today after a directionless lead from Wall Street and falls in base metal prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September Share Price Index was down 19 points at 6207. Today, the Australian ...

Future Fund appoints former QIC head strategist

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
The Federal Government's $42 billion Future Fund bolstered its investment capability when it appointed former QIC chief strategist Tony Day as head of strategy. Day has previously held consulting and actuarial roles at Towers Perrin and AMP before spending ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open sharply lower today after weak US employment data rattled Wall Street on Friday. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September Share Price Index was down 100 points at 6191. Today, the Australian Bureau ...

Battle lines drawn over defence force super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
A fight has emerged between the Government and the ALP over which party will better protect the superannuation interests of Australia's Defence Force personnel. Yesterday ALP shadow superannuation spokesperson Senator Nick Sherry and shadow spokesperson ...

Rough ride may be over

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
The S&P ASX/200 closed at its highest in almost six weeks yesterday, equating to a near full recovery from the sub-prime credit crunch. Reporting season showed growth across the board of the top 200 stocks at around 18 to 19 percent exceeding the market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open to modest declines with no lead from the US and weaker base metal prices weighing on the local scene. At 0810 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange the September Share Price Index was down nine points to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket started the week in full stride, after US President George Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured US investors they would work to rectify recent market troubles. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

Macq Pastoral banks on beef demand

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
Macquarie Pastoral Group has made its second major purchase after it bought 'The Bulls Run', an established cattle and sheep property on the Murrumbidgee River in NSW, for an undisclosed amount. The new 7,500-hectare property concentrates its operations ...

Word of mouth works: Tyndall

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
Nearly half of all clients who use a financial planner would 'definitely' recommend them to family or friends, according to a new Tyndall survey. The survey, carried out in July on 1,200 consumers nationwide, showed 24 per cent of consumers surveyed ...