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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2006
... products company CSR. The Australian stock market galloped to another record high yesterday after a strong boost from the major resources stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ended 47.5 points higher at 5,491.6, beating its previous record close set ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2006
The ANZ job series released yesterday showed the number of major newspaper and internet job ads rose by 5.8 per cent in October to an average of more than 195,000 per week, 25.3 per cent higher a year ago. The earlier September increase of 0.3 per cent ...

AFA conference raises $45,000 for MS research

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
... candidates available to start their research in early 2007 for three years. They will be working directly on one of the major MS research programs now being funded," he added. Michael Murphy, AFA outgoing president, said when announcing the partnership ...

Ironbridge rounds up $1b in PE capital raising

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
... include clients of Wilshire Private Markets group, Industry Funds Management, Macquarie Funds Management and a number of major local super funds like UniSuper, Telstra Super, ARIA and Australian Super. Many of the international investors are drawn from ...

Live long and prosper

... all affect how long people live. He added that the field of medicine is making 'enormous advances' although it is not the major factor impacting longevity. Rather, the most critical factor affecting longevity is that 'men are social creatures'. He said ...

FPA reports finances and enrolments on the up

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2006
Ahead of its annual general meeting (AGM) on 24 November, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has announced an operating surplus of $606,000 as well as record enrolments into the CFPA(R) program. The surplus means that FPA cash reserves have been ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2006
... moved to reduce the level of government fees and charges that have been criticized by the Federal government as being a major contributor to the escalating costs facing new motgagees. Research by the Urban Development Institute of Australia found that ...

It's a wrap for UK pensions: Zurich

... penalties where the payment is on or after 6 April 2006, unless the funds are being transferred to a QROPS. This has been a major deterrent for UK migrants who either had to manage two separate super funds or faced losing almost half their savings on ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
... cent rise in Rio you are going to get a positive impact on the market," Heffernan said. "That of course spreads to other major stocks. "I think the market will be up today, probably around this level maybe a little less when the heat goes out of the ...

Matrix planner wins AFA Rising Star Award

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
Jason Danjoux, a Matrix Planning Solutions representative, has taken out the AFA Rising Star Award 2006 in a close decision over his fellow finalists. The AFA Rising Star Award, sponsored by ING, recognises the dynamic talents of some of the industry's ...