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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
Australian shares are likely to fall after another US weekly unemployment claims record raised concerns that the recent rally in equities was too fast. Investor sentiment was also dented by a warning from ratings agency Standard & Poor's that it may  ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
The Australian share market may open little changed after gains in commodity prices boosts energy producers and miners, mitigating the effect of the declines in equities on Wall Street. At 0734 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price ...

Planners face higher PI fees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) dispute resolution scheme overhaul means financial planners may be forced to pay higher professional indemnity premiums and their clients could face higher fees. The new rules mean that from ...

No flight to cash at Equipsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
Majority of Equipsuper's members did not switch from equities to the cash option despite the heavy falls in the sharemarket last year, said the fund's chief executive. Robin Burns, who heads up the "hybrid" $4.2 billion fund that hosts both defined ...

Seeking equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... ago, a National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo report showed that its index of US builder confidence rose to 16 in May - the highest level since last September 2008 - following an increase to 14 in the previous month. This was backed up by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
The Australian share market may open higher, after European exchanges gained on optimism the global economy is starting to recover while US markets were little changed. At 0742 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract ...

Insurance shopping goes online

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
More people are hopping online to get insurance, a new survey shows. A new Allianz survey of 325 of its clients noted that over 80 per cent of its clients did not want to see a financial planner to take out life insurance. The main reasons for choosing ...

Diamonds are an investor's best friend

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
Move over bonds and cash - precious rocks, avant-garde art and collectible cars are now gaining favour as "alternative" investments for some of the world's richest high net worth investors. According to a London-based Datamonitor wealth investment analyst ...

Easing Libor pains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... loosening. You want proof? The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo index of US builder confidence rose to 16 in May - the highest level since last September - following an increase to 14 in the previous month. This is consistent with indications ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks gained on better homebuilder sentiment and positive comments about banks from analysts. Oil and industrial metals also gained overnight, suggesting energy and mining stocks will ...