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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today dragged down by lower base metal prices and a weak lead from Wall Street. US stocks dropped in a skittish session on Thursday as investors worried that there could yet be more credit losses ...

Land of the rising small caps

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
Morgan Stanley's global small cap portfolio is steering away from Australia's resource sector and refocusing on Japan's value stocks, according to managing director and co-head of international and global small cap value strategies, Margaret Naylor. ...

Sustainable audits need more structure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... emissions and analyse ways to improve and reduce them. "ESP will assist in delivering meaningful and robust audits reviews and upgrade paths to unlock untapped potential and improve performance across tenancies," he said.

OneCare works

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
From being one of the bottom-performing retail insurance providers four years ago, ING Australia has made a comeback. The biggest success story this year has been insurance platform OneCare, according to chief financial officer Ian Riley. The product ...

BT Financial and Westpac launch all-in-one super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
... insurance premiums. Life insurance is also available through the fund with premiums charged relative to age with the option to upgrade to death and salary cover. "Given the tax advantages, recent legislation changes to super law and access to group cover ...

State Street uploads Charles River

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2007
State Street has incorporated Charles River technology to provide real time market data and improve efficiency for Australian investors seeking more alternative asset classes. Paul Khoury, vice president and head of product services at State Street ...

CommBank gets online upgrades

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
Riding on the increase in user traffic, the Commonwealth Bank has rolled out a series of IT upgrades to its website, designed to improve online security and cut by nearly half the time spent by customers navigating through their various web pages. The ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
... Hong Kong stocks jumped as record crude prices propelled PetroChina and other oil producers to new highs, while a broker upgrade and restructuring hopes fuelled telecom stocks. The Hang Seng Index closed up 702.41 points at 29,540.78, putting it just ...

MLC offers income protection, split premiums

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
MLC has added several new benefits to its Personal Protection Portfolio and Life Cover Super (LCS) insurance products, following recent changes to contribution limits and the removal of Reasonable Benefits Limits. The changes include the addition of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
... records on massive volume, lit by ample funds and a bullish outlook, as investors piled into China plays while a broker upgrade fired up China Shenhua more than 20 per cent. The benchmark Hang Seng Index lifted 563.69 points to 29,133.02. WELLINGTON ...