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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... points, or 9.04 per cent, to 3,711.98 points. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei stock average tumbled 4.25 per cent to a four and a half year closing low on Monday after falling five per cent at one point as investors, spooked by signs of growing global economic ...

Financial Wisdom recognises its best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
West Australian financial planning practice, Wealth Wise and financial adviser, Cameron O'Sullivan won Financial Wisdom's practice and rising star awards respectively. Financial Wisdom Practice of the Year, Wealth Wise, employs six advisers and 11 support ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... changing demographics and the opportunities and risks for Australian businesses. Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd releases its half year results, while AMCIL Ltd holds its annual general meeting. Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive Sam Walsh and Mount Gibson ...

Where to in global equities?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
The demise of Lehman Brothers and the rushed sale of Merrill Lynch to Bank of America are just the latest examples of the ongoing financials fallout. But does it mean the sector is now full of bargain stocks carried in the sweep? Not quite - and not ...

Mariner to shed more light on restructure

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... timezones make a difference so we're hoping to have the whole thing sorted certainly in the next couple of days." In the half year to December, the group posted a $13.9 million loss.

Weak growth confirms RBA cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
The latest National Accounts figures gave credence to the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to lower the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 7 per cent. Australian real gross domestic product advanced by a meagre 0.3 per cent in the June quarter ...

AXA IM targets Aus instos

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
AXA Group's Paris-based asset management business is providing its expertise across European property, private equity, structured finance and fund of hedge funds to Australian institutions. Craig Hurt, AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) director of Australian ...

Plan B bears market pain

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
Boutique wealth manager Plan B's full year results were not as stellar as the numbers in the half year although the company still managed to meet its earnings target and dish out higher-than-planned dividends for shareholders. Six months ago, Plan B ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... three of the Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie. Yesterday, the Australian share market slumped to a two and half year low after heavy losses from the resources sector amid weaker commodity prices overnight and a poor lead from Wall Street. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market was languishing at a 32-month low at noon as fears of slowing global growth lowered commodity prices and hammered the resources sector. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 92.7 points, or 1.9 per cent, to ...