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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... June share price index futures contract was 13 points higher at 4,432 points, with 9,575 contracts traded. Australia's two major miners were up more than 0.8 per cent in early morning trade. BHP had risen 30 cents to $36.27 and Rio was 62 cents higher ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... cents for the full year and its full year distribution per security would be 24 cents. Both the mining giants and the four major banks were mixed. BHP Billiton was 23 cents higher at $35.78, Rio Tinto was 41 cents down at $65.94 and Fortescue Metals ...

Longevity forcing industry to adapt to thrive

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... risk," said Howe. Howe and fellow actuary Barry Rafe argue in the paper that rapid movements in life expectancy present major risks not only to society, but also to the future of Australian super funds, investment managers, insurers and other financial ...

FOFA will not be delayed: Minter Ellison

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... to package down," said Mark Standen, partner, Minter Ellison Chris Brown, Partner, Minter Ellison, said that one of the major aims of the policy changes was to improve access, but said "the beneficiaries will be those that attain the holy grail of scaled ...

MySuper consultation draws focus on divisions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
Tranche three of draft MySuper legislation has raised the stakes in super governance, but the industry is looking to the consultation process to remedy long-held concerns over inequalities between the not for profit and retail sectors. The draft legislation ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... more than 68 per cent in the last three months. National Australia Bank shares were one cent up at $25.16. The other three major banks were also higher. Commonwealth Bank was 25 cents up at $51.84, ANZ was 20 cents higher at $23.86 and Westpac was up ...

APRA releases draft prudential standards

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released its proposed prudential standards, open to industry response until July 20. The regulator said it is proposing to introduce prudential standards covering topics common to other APRA-regulated ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... weighed disappointing economic news against reports of higher profits at big companies, stocks inched higher. All three major indexes were up on Friday, though barely. The Dow climbed 24.69 points to 13,228.31, a tiny 0.2 per cent gain. That was enough ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... but strong housing data. At 0800 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 4,399. No major economic news is expected on Friday. In equities news, Atlas Iron is expected to release its March quarter production update ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... overseas. "Clearly the US markets were influenced by the Apple result, the subsequent jump in the share price, which was a major contributor to the performance of US markets overnight but overall we're getting some technical strength coming through in ...