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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to continue to rise on Monday, after United States markets strengthened for the fourth day in a row. At 0704 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 26 points at 3,363. On the ...

Thank you RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
The RBA giveth and the RBA giveth again. Who would have thought that after two weeks of bad economic news here and abroad, the Reserve Bank of Australia would still have the nerve to say, 'she'll be right mate.' For this is exactly what the Australian ...

Parlie inquiry into sales commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
Its game on for financial advice in Australia now that Parliament has convened a fast-paced inquiry into the role advisers, commissions and regulatory gaps played in the recent spate of financial services collapses. The Inquiry's wide ranging Terms ...

Wide Bay tags Aviva insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
Regional banking group Wide Bay Australia has teamed up with Aviva to offer life insurance to its clients. The new insurance, called 'Widecover LiFE' will be distributed throughout Wide Bay's 45 branches across regional Queensland from Cairns to the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
The Australian share market again has received mixed leads from overseas overnight, with Wall Street indices down, precious metals lower, but copper and oil both were higher. At 0722 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was ...

QSuper appoints investment committee

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
The $23 billion QSuper has established a new investment committee which includes Michael Rice, Ian Macoun and Michael Drew to provide investment and asset allocation advice to the fund. According to QSuper, the fund is "reinstituting its investment ...

Drinking is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
What happens in Rome stays in Rome. Or so it should have been were it not for the sudden resignation of Japan's Finance Minister following the meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bankers on Valentine's Day. Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
The Australian share market has received a strongly negative lead from Wall Street securities trading, although precious metals were up. Copper and oil were down. At 0710 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 67 points ...

Future2 calls for bushfire donations

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
The Future2 Foundation has launched an appeal for the victims of the Victorian bushfires and is calling the financial planning industry to give generously. The appeal will be promoted to all 12,000 Financial Planning Association (FPA) members in a newsletter. ...

Gloves off ahead of APRA report

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
Sean Henaghan, investment director at AMP Capital Investors, said investment decisions were made that resulted in one of AMP's super investment options ranking among the worst performing default options according to SelectingSuper, but he said the firm ...