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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... holds its annual general meeting in Melbourne. The Australian share market shrugged off renewed US financial jitters to close solidly yesterday as retailer Woolworths reported good sales and bargain hunters snapped up the big banks and other beaten-down ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... second creditors' meeting for the failed broker. The Australian share market plunged just over two per cent yesterday to close at its lowest level in two years, after the US reignited world economic jitters by proposing to bail out US mortgage giants ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... amid a lingering housing market slump. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 128.48 points, or 1.14 per cent, to close at 11,100.54 and the Standard & Poor's 500 index declined 13.90 points, 1.11 per cent, to a close of 1,239.49. The Nasdaq ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... Simpson said. At 1202 AEST, the spot price of gold in Sydney was $US942.15 per fine ounce, up $US13.05 from yesterday's close of $US929.10. At 1203 AEST, Newcrest had added $1.20, or 4.02 per cent, to $31.03, Lihir had risen 13 cents, or 4.28 per cent ...

Bennelong's new arm champions boutiques

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
Boutique firm Bennelong Funds Management gains serious clout when the two former joint head of equities at ING IM launches the fund's new Australian Equities division. While most fund managers hunker down awaiting the passing of today's bear market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... government-chartered finance firms. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a rise of 81.58 points, or 0.73 percent, to close at 11,229.02. The Nasdaq composite index gained 22.96 points, or 1.03 percent, to 2,257.85 and the Standard & Poor's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today after US equities fell as investors grappled with renewed worries about the soundness of the financial sector. At 0729 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures ...

The house that Sherry built

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
The man who chaired the passage of the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) Bill 20 years ago is back in the limelight, this time with ambitious plans to dismantle the country's jerry-built superannuation system and replace it with a cheaper and more member-friendly ...

Goodbye ACMSF, hello Sunsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
The $165 million Anglican Church Master Superannuation Fund (ACMSF) closed its doors last month - prompting the transfer of all members and assets to the $13 billion Sunsuper. According to a statement on the ACMSF website, the fund's Trustee has been ...

Market Movers Overnight: Bernanke's speech

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
Last night US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke before the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Forum in Arlington, Virginia, where he stressed that the Fed remains committed to financial stability and that the US Central Bank may extend ...