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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
... Investors are seeing the bank's move as a sign of its increasing strength and that economic conditions are improving. At the close, the Dow Jones industrial average had fallen 86.91 points, or 0.83 per cent, to 10,365.77. The broader Standard & Poor's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
... a rally by gold miners. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 43.4 points, or 0.92 per cent, at 4,762.4, its highest close since October 26, while the broader All Ordinaries index gained 43.6 points, or 0.92 per cent, at 4,776.7. NEW YORK - US shares ...

Governments could cause next GFC

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
The developed world's governments could be the perpetrator of the next GFC as unchecked debt and overspending take their toll, warns an expert. Martin Barnes, an investment veteran and managing editor of Bank Credit Analyst Research, told an IMCA conference ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in positive territory after gains on Wall Street and European markets overnight. At 0710 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 57 points higher at 4,784. There ...

Top 30

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
... event of a crisis...over the six to nine months." Call me a sceptic but what would the FSB do if these institutions don't? Close them down?

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
... spreading credit problems, turned their attention to consumers, whose spending is the biggest driver of the US economy. At close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had gained 35.22 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 10,345.14. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite ...

Advisers want to keep commissions: research

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
... advisers said the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is not doing a good job of regulating the industry. Close to half of respondents said they have "no confidence at all" in ASIC's ability to monitor and prevent financial adviser ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
... billion off the market's value. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index plunged 136.5 points, or 2.9 per cent, to 4,572.1, its lowest close since November 5. The broader All Ordinaries dived 130.4 points, or 2.76 per cent, to 4,597.2. NEW YORK - US stocks dropped ...

Aviva UK restructures insurance

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
UK-based Aviva is restructuring its business to bring its life and general insurance businesses closer together to benefit from the company's scale. The new structure means both the life and general insurance businesses in the UK will have a shared ...

CPRS chaos poses big risks for fin services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
The Liberal Party political implosion, if it leads to a double dissolution election, is not just about the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme but could also change the course of financial services reforms. A double dissolution election could lead to ...