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Defined benefit super not a liability

While the top 170 companies listed on the ASX have an aggregate defined benefit superannuation liability of $40 billion, the total net liability is so minimal there is no cause for concern, according to a Watson Wyatt study. The study found that of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
... ended yesterday in positive territory despite its weaker opening, as big company results bolstered the All Ordinaries and ASX 200 indices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 15.7 points to 6005 and the All Ordinaries gained 18.8 points to 5997.4. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
The Australian sharemarket was mixed at noon after opening lower this morning. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had climbed 37.4 points to 6026.8 and the All Ordinaries gained 37.5 points to 6016.1. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower today after a mixed result on Wall Street and falls in some commodity prices. At 758 AEST, the September Share Price Index was down 29 points to 5939 on the Sydney futures exchange. In data today ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
The Australian share market had slightly improved at noon after a lacklustre opening this morning. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had climbed 3.6 points to 5936.2 and the All Ordinaries gained 3.4 points to 5929.9. On the Sydney Futures ...

The big bounce

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
... best one-day session in a decade regaining most of the $70 billion wiped out during last week's rampant volatility. The S&P/ASX 200 gained 4.6 per cent, rising more than 261 points to 5932.60 while the All Ordinaries rose 4.3 per cent or 256 points to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher today with a flat lead from the US and generally buoyant trade amongst the metals. At 0704 AEST, the September Share Price Index was up 18 points at 5920 on the Sydney futures exchange. In economics ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
Australian stocks were firmer at noon, after the US Federal Reserve's market intervention last Friday gave impetus to the local bourse. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had climbed 196 points to 5867 and the All Ordinaries gained 194.5 points ...

Fed shoots from the hip

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
... week. After local stocks took a 4 per cent freefall last week, wiping $70 billion dollars off the value of the market, The S&P/ASX 200 shot out of the starting gate this morning following the overseas lead. Base metal prices also rebounded with copper ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open significantly higher today after the US Federal Reserve took action to stabilise credit markets, which lifted US markets. At 0806 AEST, the September Share Price Index was up 190 points at 5778 on the Sydney ...