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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... recent weeks. "Last week was up over two per cent... so I think it's just pause on a strong upward march," he said. The major banks were subject to profit taking after their strong gains. ANZ Banking Group was down 29 cents at $22.89, National Australia ...

Regulators tighten grip on hedge funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... help the SEC and FSA to monitor risks to their regulatory objectives and mandates. "As the regulators of two of the world's major market centers, the SEC and the FSA have a strong interest in collaborating with respect to OTC markets and hedge funds ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... Financial companies and home builders have been among the biggest gainers in the recent run. Many of these companies still face major hurdles with bad debt and the weak housing market. Many analysts expect the market's run will slow - but perhaps not ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... points, or 0.08 per cent, to 9783.92 after US economic data presented a mixed picture on the economic recovery. Meanwhile the major Australian banks were down. ANZ shed 13 cents, or 0.57 per cent, to $22.72, National Australia Bank lost 29 cents, or ...

AIST measures investment choice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
An industry association has questioned why super funds provide a range of investments options after a survey found less than 6.5 per cent of members switched funds in the past three years. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) survey ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... wave of investor optimism that the global economic downturn is over the worst and that a tentative recovery is underway in major economies. US industrial production data, merger and acquisition activity and US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... closing above $US1000 for the third straight day in the US. The gold price rallied after the US dollar fell against other major currencies and a report showed a larger than expected jump in inflation. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1008 per ...

Spam levels threaten inbox safety

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
Financial planners should have a good look at whether their internet security is up to date after a technology firm found the amount of spam on the internet rose by 192 per cent in a year. Security firm, Symantec, found the amount of spam on the internet ...

Banks to face liquidity crisis "fire drills": APRA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... market disruption, under new liquidity reporting rules proposed by APRA. APRA has released a discussion paper that proposes major changes to their existing policies in monitoring the liquidity risk management of authorised deposit-taking institutions ...

Ban flipping arrangements: ISN

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... for the Industry Super Network. The problem facing the industry is that there are no hard and fast rules on flipping. Many major corporate super providers charge the same corporate super rates when employees move to personal super, but the arrangements ...