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Grass greener for local bourse without SGX

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
Shareholders and clients of the Australian Stock Exchange will be worse off on many counts if the deal with the Singapore Stock Exchange goes through, despite the concessions announced yesterday, experts warned. Professor Peter Swan from the School ...

Cbus to shut down 'capital guaranteed' option, renames default

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... the capital guaranteed option stopped taking new members and additional contributions at the same time and will formally close on December this year. The super fund also renamed its Core Strategy option to Growth (Cbus Choice) and its cash option to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... early trading, after the company on Monday reported a strong second quarter growth. Freightways later added a further 1c to close at 337. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed up six points or 0.196 per cent at 3,390.09 up from Monday's close of 3,384.38 ...

Malaysia pioneers Islamic Finance framework

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
Malaysia is stepping up its push to become a world centre of Islamic finance with the release of a Shari'ah Governance Framework for Islamic Financial institutions that will apply to Islamic organisations from June this year. Development of the framework ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... Index closed above 5,000 points. Last Thursday, on February 10, it closed at a 10-month high at 5001.7 points. Monday's close was the highest for the All Ords since April 15 last year when it finished at 5024. NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc pulled down ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads leading into Monday's trade, with offshore markets buoyed following the departure overnight on Friday of Egyptian president Mubarak. On the ASX 24 at 0645 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract ...

AFA Foundation and Future2 raise funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
Two financial planning foundations have joined forces for the first time to donate $10,000 to the Friedrich Ataxia Research Association (FARA). The Association of Financial Advisers Foundation (AFA Foundation) and Future2, the Foundation of the Australian ...

Catching its second wind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... selling in technology stocks -- led by Cisco's double-digit tumble - for the market's weakness. And after Nasdaq climbed to close above the zero line? Easy, just add one line and it's all fixed. Bargain hunting ensued after the sharp falls in tech stocks. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... England's decision to keep interest rates on hold was expected, although analysts said they believed the vote must have been close given concerns over rising inflation. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed down 0.53 per cent at 6,020.01 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... probably see some movement this afternoon in anticipation of Rio Tinto's first half results, set to be released after market close on Thursday. "That Rio report this afternoon is something that's going to fire up the market a little bit as the day progresses," ...