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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... at noon in the wake of modest gains on US markets overnight and some cautious commentary from Australia's central bank. Major mining stocks led the gains. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.7 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 4,371.0 points ...

Coalition's IR commitment locks in Award default funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... contributions, unless employees covered by a relevant Award make an alternative super fund choice. The political outcome is a major setback for the retail super sector that has severely criticised the practice as anti-competitive following the slim representation ...

AFAC and APESB launch fresh debate on fiduciary duty

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MEDIA RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
Major accountant-based financial advisory firms including Count Financial, PIS and Securitor have formed a new alliance in response to draft proposals from the accounting ethical standards board banning its members from charging asset-based fees from ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
The Australian share market at noon on Monday was lower, following a plunge on United States markets on Friday. Major Australian banking stocks were among the hardest hit, while mining and energy stocks also retreated. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... Stocks were under selling pressure from the opening bell as investors weighed a conflicting batch of financial results from major companies including Google, Bank of America, Citigroup and General Electric. Adding to economic recovery concerns was the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... Thursday. "Generally speaking, news out of China has been more negative than positive in recent times and that's impacting our major resources stocks," he said. If the data from China indicates a slowdown in growth, the Australian market is likely to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... mobile network. In Australia on Wednesday, the stock market closed higher, lifted by hefty gains from the big miners and major banks. NEW YORK - A weaker economic forecast from the Federal Reserve has chilled the stock market's winning streak. The major ...

Westscheme overhauls intl equities portfolio

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
Westscheme has released its revised overseas developed equities fund manager lineup after dropping BlackRock and State Street Global Advisors from the portfolio. The super fund appointed AQR, PanAgora, MFS and Realindex to manage $450 million in equity ...

Let the reporting season begin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... shares skipped a beat higher yesterday. Flat was the day in the life of equities markets across the globe in the absence of major market moving info. This is a good thing. It'll give you, me and Irene some time out to clearly assess whether the turnaround ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... to see whether quarterly corporate results show that the US economy is on track. London found support as British energy major BP reported progress in taming the Gulf of Mexico oil spill even as the company's clean-up costs soared past $US3.5 billion ...