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The man who broke the pound retires

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010

IBM Super offers more insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
IBM Super have announced the closing weeks of a number of special offer deals for their super members, providing the opportunity for members to gain additional insurance coverage. Members up to the age of 70 can apply for additional voluntary Death ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... Ordinaries index had added 5.7 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 4,509.6 points. NEW YORK - US stocks tumbled to their lowest close in nearly a month on Thursday as the latest batch of data amplified concerns the economy is stuck in neutral. The selloff was ...

Something for everyone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... The index of leading economic indicators increased by 0.1 per cent in July after 0.2 per cent slide in the previous month. Close but no cigars. The July pick up was less than expectations for a 0.2 per cent gain. Ugly is only skin deep. Yes, these indicators ...

452 Capital mandates at risk

RUTH LIEW AND JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
The impending departure of three senior executives from boutique fund manager 452 Capital sent shockwaves through the investment community late yesterday, with super funds heavily exposed to the manager reconsidering their investment mandates. In a ...

Fictional fact

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
Wall Street turned in another good performance last night! No one could be faulted for forming such a conclusion after reading the following headlines: "Stocks Rise on M&A Speculation; Treasuries Pare Gain, Oil Falls" - Bloomberg "Consumer sector lifts ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
The Australian share market has received mixed to positive leads from offshore trading overnight. US stock indices were higher, Europe equities were mixed, and metals and oil, too, returned mixed results. At 0731 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with equities markets generally strong and metals and oil all trading higher, too. At 0745 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract ...

Same song

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
Had it not been for the greater than percentage point gain on Wall Street overnight, there was really nothing to write home about. Click your mouse on any financial news service and you're bound to read that good earnings announcement and better-than-expected ...

Numero Dos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... there's no inflation but deflation - negative inflation. Adjust for deflation and the Japanese economy actually shrank by close to 1 per cent - and no, this is not an annualised rate - in the second quarter. So go ahead, try asking China again to revalue ...