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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
The Australian stock market was higher at noon as media stocks, buoyed by takeover activity, helped offset falling share prices in the resources sector. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 9.2 points to 5290.5 while the all ordinaries ...

Compliance gets interactive: Vignette

Phone records, emails and reports are all great ways to keep up with compliance legislation but IT group Vignette has raised the bar by pushing web capture technology as a better alternative to monitor customer interaction and minimise fraud. Vignette ...

NZ securities reforms pass legislature

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
New laws to improve the New Zealand regulatory framework have been passed by the legislature and hopes are high they will lift investor confidence and encourage greater investment. NZ Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel said the new legislation should ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open substantially stronger today following Wall Street's push to record highs and a round of major corporate activity domestically. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0714 AEST, the December share price index ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
The Australian stock market was higher at noon with resources once again driving the market upward, spearheaded by BHP Billiton. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 25.8 points stronger at 5274.4 while the all ordinaries gained 24 points to 5235.7. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open firmer today following a better lead in US markets but could be tempered by geopolitical concerns over North Korea's nuclear test. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0738 AEST, the December share price index ...

We need to show people how to plan: AXA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
While too few Australians have a financial plan, many are unsure what a financial plan actually is and how to go about developing one. The AXA Financial Planning Insights Survey for October has found that one-quarter of people responding to the survey ...

Clearing houses need to be licensed: ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced that it considers clearing houses to be financial products and operators will therefore need to be licensed. In announcing its position, ASIC has drawn a distinction between clearing ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2006
Data on the number of job vacancies was released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday revealing that on a seasonally adjusted basis the national figure stood at 154,000 in August, up by 11 per cent from the corresponding quarter last year. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
The Australian stock market firmed at noon today spurred on by a strong US lead and ongoing merger and acquisition activity. At 1215 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.1 points to 5109.3 and the all ordinaries added 15.5 points to 5070.5. ...