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A$ backpedals

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
The Australian dollar is fast becoming the victim of the worsening global growth outlook. The A$ fell by 1.6 per cent against the US dollar to around US$0.8550 and by 1.7 per cent vis-a-vis the yen to about Y93.50. Reports that the International Monetary ...

US and Aus open equities borders

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... for superannuation and corporate law. Included in the arrangement is the Enhanced Enforcement Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and a new supervisory MOU that provides greater regulatory enforcement and cooperation between ASIC and SEC. The MOU means ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after US stocks rose on Friday as financial stocks gained and a plunge in oil prices soothed worries about inflation and consumer spending. At 0750 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September ...

Financial woes continue to haunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
The Australian stockmarket is set for another down day of trading and bond yields will head lower if Wall Street's overnight perfromance is anything to go by. US share prices slipped while bonds were higher on the back of more news of losses in the ...

Life insurance made easy: AIG

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
Wanted - 2,200 advisers looking to boost clients' life cover with only a signed declaration of good health as the solo underwriting requirement. AIG Life last week unveilled a six-week promotional campaign targeting 2,200 financial advisers to increase ...

IFM boosts stake in Ecogen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
Industry Funds Management (IFM) bought the remaining 72.6 per cent equity stake in gas electricity firm, Ecogen Holdings from Babcock & Brown Power for $80.9 million. IFM has been an investor in the firm since 2003 and now completely owns the business ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today after Wall St fell over one per cent on Friday. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract lost 74 points, or 1.49 per cent, to 4,880. Today, the Australian ...

Term deposits competition heats up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
Competition between financial institutions to provide the most appealing term deposit or cash product is mounting as investors remain cautious on domestic equity markets. Last week ING added the ANZ Flexible Term Deposit fund to its OneAnswer platform. ...

Rates on hold thanks to oil prices

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
High oil prices is causing inflation to rise to nearly 5 per cent but at least they helped convince the Reserve Bank to not lift interest rates. Yesterday the Reserve held off pushing rates above their 7.25 per cent benchmark level citing slowing domestic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after Wall Street fell on concerns that record oil prices and the seemingly endless credit crisis will further damage the economy. Resource stocks may gain after commodities including oil, gold ...