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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has suspended its clearance process for AGL Energy's purchase of Australia's largest brown coal power station. AGL shares were down 13 cents at $14.70. Construction and maintenance firm Transfield Services's shares fell ...

ESG RA Awards celebrate industry achievers

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... equities, 24 research papers were submitted from five broking firms across a range of topics including the issues around coal seam gas, employee engagement, governance and corruption. Best Piece of ESG Research by an Individual Analyst or Team Award ...

Shorten demands clarity of stance on SG rise

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten has hit back at the opposition leader's comments on the superannuation guarantee increase, asking for a clarification of position. Last week's passage of the minerals resource rent tax legislation with changes ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... stocks have plunged after it cut its forecasts for full year earnings due to ongoing industrial action, weaker demand for coal transport and wet weather. It had given up 11 cents, or three per cent, to $3.78 by 1038 AEDT. The big banks opened with smaller ...

FOFA passing causes industry division

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
The Future of Financial Advice legislation has successfully passed through the House of Representatives to very mixed reactions from the wealth management industry. Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten called the legislation "historic reforms" ...

Former Count boss made SPAA director

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
Former Count Financial chief Andrew Gale has been appointed as a director on the board of the Self- Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia. Gale was managing director and chief executive of Count Financial before it was taken over ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... first half earnings report on Wednesday, Harvey Norman was down two cents, or 1.03 per cent to $1.93. In news on Tuesday, coal miner New Hope said negotiations for thermal coal prices in Japan could affect its earnings as it reported a 75 per cent slump ...

AFA urges Independents to help change FOFA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers has written to Independents and other MPs urging their support to change certain elements of the planned FOFA legislation. Issues outlined by the association include the removal of retrospective fee disclosure requirements ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... economists were expecting the central bank to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.25 per cent. In companies news, Gloucester Coal was down three cents at $8.43 after the miner said it would recommend a merger with China's state-owned Yancoal Australia ...

Austerity's political pay-off

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
Deleveraging in US and Europe is going to be painful and will require courageous actions from politicians that run against the grain, according to head of global investment solutions at UBS. Deleveraging will mean years of slowed growth coupled with ...