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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... cent, or 6.42 points, at 2,363.60. Tokyo shrugged off a record monthly trade deficit of Y1.475 trillion ($A17.22 billion) to close with the Nikkei 225 up 1.08 per cent or 100.92 points at 9,485.09. On currency markets, the euro was at $1.3215 and 105.01 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... per cent, or $1.03, to $34.80. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,736.20 per ounce, up $US3.25 from Friday's local close of $US1,732.95 per ounce. The big miners were firmer at noon - BHP had advanced 62 cents to $35.82 and Rio Tinto was up $1.20 ...

Strong half year results for new Challenger boss

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
Challenger's new chief Brian Benari has started off his new role on a positive note with the investment management firm posting strong half yearly results. Benari, who took over from Dominic Stevens on Friday, announced record interim total annuity ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... the Greek debt crisis and positive US economic data, analysts said. In London, the FTSE 100 index gained 0.33 per cent to close at 5,905.07 points, the Paris CAC 40 added 1.37 per cent to 3,439.62 points and Frankfurt's DAX 30 rose 1.42 per cent to 6,848.03 ...

New cost estimates see MySuper equal SuperStream

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... technology and infrastructure were estimated to comprise 35% of costs incurred, business processes and people was ranked close behind on 26% with member communication at 11%. The surveys, conducted 12 months apart involved 34 executives representing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... Jones industrial average rose 123 points on Thursday (US time) to 12,904 - its third triple-digit gain this year and highest close since May 2008. Australian shares followed the positive lead and traded higher on Friday morning, Mr Heffernan said. "Certainly ...

Zurich reveals internal shake-up

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
Zurich Australia has announced a shake-up to its life insurance and investment business which sees a key senior management position made redundant. Under the restructure, the position of executive general manager, investments will no longer exist, a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following Wall Street's strong positive lead after US jobs data showed the lowest unemployment in almost four years. At 0809 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 40 points ...

Pricing competition risks net returns from MySuper: FSC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
Industry fund dominance of simple, low-cost superannuation will be aggressively challenged by 'white hot' pricing competition that risks an inadequate focus on returns, according to Financial Services Council chief executive, John Brogden. Speaking ...

S&P Capital IQ closes local fund research, wealth services

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
S&P Capital IQ has announced it will focus on institutional clients and no longer conduct local funds research and wealth management services from October this year. In total, 30 jobs are expected to be lost in the move, which will see a concentration ...