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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... provide further evidence that the RBA will not need to raise rates quite as aggressively as expected," Mr Saffer said. The major banks were higher at 1210 AEST. Commonwealth was up 21 cents at $49.53, NAB was up 10 cents at $24.18, ANZ was 20 cents higher ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... Billiton was 18 cents, or 0.42 per cent, lower at $42.78, while Rio Tinto gained 30 cents, or 0.38 per cent to $79.59. Gold major Newcrest Mining declined 62 cents, or 1.62 per cent, to $37.74. The spot price of gold in Sydney was trading at $US1,540.70 ...

ANU partners with CFA Inst

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... Institute has partnered with the Australian National University's Bachelor of Finance program so students qualifying for a major in Corporate Finance and Investment Management will receive recognition by the CFA. The CFA Institute said the degree program ...

FTSE sees rising demand for after tax index

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
FTSE Group's after-tax solution received a major boost as Sunsuper's new $700 million equity mandate will be benchmarked against the FTSE ASFA Australia 300 capital gains tax index. The FTSE ASFA Australia Index Series, which provides a range of industry ...

MLC launches contrib. cap tool

... to manage a client's contributions and avoid incurring excess contributions tax. Breaching contributions caps is a not a major problem in national systematic terms, but for those individuals impacted the tax penalties are disproportionate. According ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... dramatically down, but we're in line with the US," he said. "I don't see any great, dramatic turnaround today." Wall Street's major indices dropped over 0.79 per cent on a disappointing May jobs report, which showed just 54,000 jobs were created that ...

HLB Mann Judd acquires Howard fin planners

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... add new skills and capabilities to the team" HLB Mann Judd Wealth Management Partner George Wright said. "We identified major similarities in our corporate culture and nature of client base, and viewed the acquisition as an opportunity to build on our ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... bit today," he said. "I'm not expecting the consumer staples - Wesfarmers and Woolies - to do a lot." At 1010 AEST, both major miners were more than one and a half per cent lower. BHP Billiton was down 70 cents at $43.83, while Rio Tinto was down $1.35 ...

All good but for the dollar A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... Swan, "We expected to take a very big hit, and we have." It is seen as a one-off. "Today's national accounts demonstrate the major impact on the economy of extensive flooding and cyclone activity earlier in the year," Swan commented immediately after ...

Credit Suisse appoints Australian head

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... market and private banking is a priority business for Credit Suisse in this market," said Livingstone. "Edward will play a major role in driving collaboration with our investment banking and asset management divisions to offer comprehensive advice to ...