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Aussies finally get life insurance message: IFSA

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2007
... figures released yesterday by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA). The sales increase comes after a major study by TNS consulting and Rice Warner Actuaries into the scale of underinsurance in mid-2005 showed only 4% of those with ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2007
... Exchange, the June share price index contract was up 54 points to 6231 on a volume of 8,223 contracts. The performance of major mining stocks was particularly successful at midday after major miners Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton released quarterly results. ...

PIS Beijing office a world first

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2007
... The new company, called Bo Jin, will operate in partnership with Skandia's local China operations, Skandia-BSAM. PIS has a major share in the new company and is the first business other than China's state-run bank to offer a wealth management service. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2007
... came amid an Asian equity sell-off, as Advantest and other exporters rebounded on a weaker yen and following calm trade in major overseas markets. The Nikkei closed up 80.65 points at 17,452.62. HONG KONG - Blue chips rose 1.31 per cent, reversing some ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007
... adviser Lisa Jarvis said the market comeback followed yesterday's sell off in Asia. "There is a bounce back with all the major banks and financials," she said. "What has probably happened is that last night, everyone panicked with the announcement of ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
... strong, which took them to stronger levels here," he said. "Some of (the weaker market) is due to concern that some of our major companies that have got offshore earnings will have some impact (due to) the higher Aussie dollar that we continue to see ...

Simpler super needs complex planning

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
... Budget reforms and how they are still being digested by the planning industry, its probably unlikely that there will be major rule changes announced in this year's Budget.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
... bit mixed, and isn't terribly consistent in terms of where the weaknesses are," Mrs Macdonald said. "Clearly the banks and major resource stocks are providing the strength. "I'm still a little dumbfounded, but it has legs now and we have liquidity, so ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
... index contract was nine points higher at 6238 on a volume of 7,810 contracts. However, despite the strong overall market, major mining stocks all had dipped at noon. BHP Billiton Ltd was down four cents to $30.35, Rio Tinto slid 26 cents to $83.59 while ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2007
... through but with all the rumours about the Coles takeover going around there is some interest," he said. On Wall Street, the major indices were led higher by solid profit outlooks as annual general meeting (AGM) season kicks off. The Dow Jones industrial ...