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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... 12,811.57. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market had a fairly lacklustre day but managed a spurt higher ahead of the close. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 24.88 points, or by one per cent, at 2522.32.

Parlie inquiry into sales commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... released by the Committee running the Inquiry. For such a significant Inquiry, it has a very short time frame as submissions close end July with the final report due in November this year. Public hearings are likely to start mid year. The Inquiry's speed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
The Australian share market has received flat leads from Wall Street, with the key indices doing little, precious metals down, but copper and oil both higher at the end of floor trade. At 0819 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... on Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.1 points, or 0.12 per cent, at 3,327.5 - its lowest close since February 16, 2004. The broader All Ordinaries index lost 3.5 points, or 0.11 per cent, to 3,281.5 - its lowest close since ...

Comm Bank opens cap protected product

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
Commonwealth Bank has launched a capital protected investment product, Capital Series Australia II. The product provides two strategies; one gives investors total capital protection at maturity, with the potential for up to 80 per cent capital growth ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... work done, both covering the December quarter. In company news, first half reporting season gathers pace as it nears its close at the end of this week. First half results are due from NIB Holdings Ltd, Mortgage Choice Ltd, Asciano Group, Seven Network ...

Custodians to play bigger role on risk mgmt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
Custodians can best serve their clients following last year's crisis by working more closely, over the long term, to develop custodial processes that can highlight risk management issues before they pose serious problems. Jane Perry, head of JP Morgan ...

Westscheme spends cash

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
The $2.4 billion industry fund Westscheme is bucking the trend of super funds going overweight in cash and is rebalancing its portfolio weekly across all asset classes. According to Howard Rosario, chief executive of the West Australian-based fund ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open lower after shares on Wall Street slid again on Monday. All three key Wall Street indices were down, as were oil, gold and silver. Copper was up, however. At 0757 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... US. Oil was down on Wall Street on Friday, although precious metals were higher, with gold closing over $US1,000 at the close of floor trading on the NYMEX. At 0703 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was three points higher ...