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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... well received company reports locally. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 48.7 points, or 1.11 per cent, at 4454.5, close to the 10-month high 4465.1 close on August 14. The broader All Ordinaries index gained 46.9 points, or 1.06 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after Wall Street rose on strong economic data and the nomination of Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke to a second term. At 0726 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... rise in six weeks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 135.5 points, or 3.16 per cent, at 4426.1 points, its strongest close since July 14. The broader All Ordinaries index increased rose 128.5 points, or 2.98 per cent, to 4434.2 points. NEW YORK - ...

Wait no more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... every speculator/investor knows that, "the trend is your friend." The S&P 500 index reached a new 2009 high again at the close of last week's trading. It will head even higher before the year is out. Because the US Federal Reserve has got the "trend ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after Wall Street soared to its highest point this year on Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke's comments that global recovery prospects appear good. At 0749 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... prices. Investors took heart after the Shanghai Composite Index jumped more than three per cent after falling to its lowest close in two months on Wednesday. That drop had led the Nikkei to book its lowest close since late July. Despite Thursday's bounce ...

AMP FP to move to fee-for-service by June 2010

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
AMP chief executive, Craig Dunn, said at the bank's half-year results presentation this morning its financial planning business will move to a "no commission" remuneration model by June next year. Dunn said Craig Meller, managing director at AMP Financial ...

Clock ticking for UK defined benefit schemes

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
Research has found half the UK companies with defined benefit pension schemes expect to close them to all employees in the next three years, forcing employees to rely on defined contribution schemes instead. Watson Wyatt research found more than one ...

Premium shareholders approve program

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
... shareholders who want to realise their shareholding in the short term, the opportunity to do so at a value that will be close to the value of the company's asset backing," said Tom Collins, chair of the company, before the shareholders voted. "Importantly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
... third death from the H1N1 flu in Japan. The benchmark Nikkei fell 0.8 per cent or 80.96 points to 10,204.00, its lowest close since late July. The broader Topix shed 0.7 per cent to 943.25. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices dropped 1.73 per cent as ...