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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
The Australian stock market was firmly in the red at noon, weighed down by disappointing gross domestic product (GDP) figures, and losses among the banking and mining sectors. At 1201 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 59.6 points, or 1.85 ...

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 ...

AMP holds LPT strategy, wins mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
Global property securities fund manager, AMP Capital Redding Investors isn't changing its listed property strategies and continues to win mandates while the listed property sector continues to under-perform. Kim Redding, AMP Capital Redding Investors ...

WHK sells NEXT stake

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
WHK Group is selling the group's 30 per cent stake in NEXT Financial for $11 million. The $11 million consideration is expected to be paid in two instalments; $7.4 million in cash at settlement and $3.6 million in cash or shares in Wilson HTM. The sale ...

GFC in a fortnight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
The events of the past two weeks provided a microcosm of the on-going global financial crisis. The past 14 days capture the drama cum horror story that is being played out all around the world over the course of nearly two years. Fresh US data released ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market was marginally higher at noon, as the banks helped the market shrug off a slump in the consumer sector. By 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 1.7 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 3,346.2 while the broader All Ordinaries ...

AUSCOAL overhauls insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
The $4.9 billion super fund for the mining industry AUSCOAL Super has restructured its insurance to offer members scaleable, age-based cover. According to Bruce Watson, chief executive of AUSCOAL, the new default arrangement means the fund has moved ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... extending a back-and-forth pattern shown throughout the week, although towards late afternoon, they moved clearly into the red. The gyrations are revealing investors' indecision rather than big shifts in sentiment over the economy - they are still looking ...

Market Wrap - Morning

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... The Australian share market received negative leads from Wall Street in the end, with all three key indices finishing in the red. Precious metals were down, but copper and oil were higher, crude jumping over six per cent. At 0814 AEDT on the Sydney Futures ...

Health Super gives aid to fire victims

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... offering essentials to aid those in need. The $7.6 billion industry fund has donated the services of its call centre staff to the Red Cross Call Centre at United Customer Management Solutions (UCMS). "Staff have also volunteered their free-time to take ...