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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher after a positive close on Wall Street on Friday following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's speech at an international conference of global central bankers. At 0800 AEST on Monday, the September ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
The Australian stockmarket opened lower after iron ore prices fell overnight. At 1025 AEST on Thursday the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 35.6 points, or 0.82 per cent, at 4,320.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 34.9 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market is set to open slightly lower as investors remain timid ahead of a highly anticipated speech from US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke at the end of the week. World markets were mixed overnight, posting either slight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher after a mixed finish on Wall Street with no clear direction from economic data and investors waiting for a key speech by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke. At 0745 AEST on Wednesday ...

ILB manager Ardea launches new fund

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
Inflation linked bond manager Ardea Investment Management has launched a new fund, the Ardea Wholesale Inflation Plus Fund. Ardea said that fund launch comes at a time when professional investors are speculating that inflation is likely to rise in both ...

Untargeted tax subsidies inept

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
New research suggests that the untargeted nature of tax concessions - the mainstay of Australia's universal superannuation system - make them highly inefficient. The Australia Institute's (TAI) recently released study, 'Can the taxpayer afford 'self-funded' ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher following gains on both the US and European markets at the end of last week. At 0800 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was uo five points at 4,335. In economic news ...

Untargeted tax subsidies inefficient

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
The Australia Institute (TAI) has just released a study, 'Can the taxpayer afford 'self-funded' retirement", where they reveal that within five years, according to the Commonwealth Budget Papers, the costs of the nation's taxation subsidies will climb ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street closed mixed on economic data showing a slight rebound in industrial production and home building in July but a downturn in New York manufacturing. At 0758 AEST on Thursday, the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
The Australian stock market opened stronger on Wednesday, with a strong earnings report from the Commonwealth Bank giving the market a boost in the early session of trading. At 1018 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16 points ...