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Chi-X and ASX go head to head

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
Chi-X Australia, the Australian stock exchange's first competitor and the country's first foreign-owned stock exchange operator, opened for business with a 'soft launch' today. Once this initial phase is completed, Chi-X will then move from trading ...

ASFA gets behind phoenix reforms

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... individual's super savings at retirement is affected whenever there is a break in contributions. "We support any move to close down activity undertaken to avoid paying Australian workers their entitlements."

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
At 0715 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 4,362. In economic news on Monday, the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge for October is released. In equities news, BT Investment Management ...

Cup Day: Aussies to win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
Europe update: They're still having a go at it. And financial markets are bobbing up and down with every fresh update. Most European stock markets closed weaker because "Hopes fade for quick summit fix for Europe woes," says theage.com.au's headline ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's trading more than one per cent higher and after local shares rose on Wednesday. At 0840 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 27 points ...

MacMillan wins AFA Adviser of the Year

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
West Australian financial planner, Troy MacMillan, has taken out the top gong at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) annual conference and been named Adviser of the Year for 2011. The award, sponsored by Zurich Financial Services Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... market and their outlook for the next six months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 207 points, or 1.7 per cent, to close at 11,706.62. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 25.14, or two per cent, to 1,229.05. The Nasdaq dropped 61.02, or 2.3 per ...

Party in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
An agreement is nigh! That, at least, is the conclusion one could derive if one had one's ear pressed closed to the European Union meeting in Brussels. There really was nothing fresh about the fresh reports that littered cyberspace after the 23 October ...

Market Report- Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... Kong climbed 4.14 per cent, or 746.10 points, to end at 18,771.82 while Shanghai added 2.29 per cent, or 53.06 points, to close on 2,370.30. Both markets were lifted by improved manufacturing data from China. Eurozone talks have been mired in debate ...

ASIC releases equity market structure paper

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... proposing a framework to maximise opportunities for innovation while maintaining market integrity,' she said. Submissions close on January 20 next year.