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Super choice overwhelms women

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
... stories. "Women like stories and communication and relationships," she said. Pointing to the failure of current marketing materials, she asked, "Why can't otherwise highly educated women grasp super?" Highlighting the gravity of the issue, Doogue pointed ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
... like Zinifex and Oxiana. "The announcement by Rio to purchase Alcan has ignited talk of further consolidation in the materials sector and that's seen investors wanting to get into some of these smaller miners." BHP Billiton had picked up 83 cents to ...

ASIC watching reverse mortgage materials

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has called on reverse mortgage brokers to ensure advertising and promotional material is clear and not likely to mislead after citing five cases of problematic marketing. With the reverse mortgage ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
... home sales data for April. In equities, insurance firm Tower Australia Group Ltd will release its half year results. Materials company Zinc Co Australia Ltd will list on the ASX. Future Fund chairman David Murray is speaking today to the Committee for ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007
... positive US lead and stronger commodity prices. The June share price index was up 29 points at 6300. Today, building materials company James Hardie Ltd releases its full year results and wheat grower ABB Grain releases its fist-half results. Logistics ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2007
... Tinto Ltd. "It's been a reasonably choppy start to the day," Mr Land said. "There were obviously expectations in the materials sector. "There was a lot of build-up following on from yesterday which hasn't really materialised at this stage. "In a very ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007
... 0.82 per cent as oil and gas stocks supported prices while Hanson led gainers on hopes of a takeover for the building materials firm. The FTSE 100 ended 53.3 points higher at 6,537.8 as data from the Institute for Supply Management showed the U.S. services ...

Surging dollar prompts mixed views on fall-out

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
... since early March, has reached a 17-year peak overnight on Tuesday of $0.8365. Although cyclicals such as resources, materials and energy come out winners, defensive sectors such as healthcare, gaming, property and financials have been hardest hit. Stocks ...

Attitude determines financial altitude: Plum

... with the information they receive. "Our research tells us that no matter what you offer members in terms of educational materials, a stubborn 40 per cent of members won't plan for retirement. Rather than rail against this, or worse, just speak to the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... sharemarket surged to a new peak yesterday on the back of the takeover activity, involving the retailer Coles, construction materials firm Rinker, and national carrier Qantas Airways. Generally strong prices for commodities and belief that the United ...