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AIA introduces 24 hour insurance processing

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... no exception." Policies which meet the Auto Complete criteria and which are submitted before 6:00pm AEST from Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays, will be in force that same evening, according to AIA Australia. Auto Complete is available for ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... 3,666.78 points. In foreign exchange activity on Monday, the euro edged down to $1.3001 from $1.3004 late in New York on Friday. The yen tumbled against the US dollar in the wake of last week's Bank of Japan (BoJ) stimulus announcement. The greenback ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... Bank fell 53 cents to $66.40 and National Australia Bank lost nine cents to $30.48. US stocks pared back sharp losses on Friday as traders digested a surprisingly weak March labour report and watched rising global tensions with North Korea. The Dow Jones ...

Brogden reaffirms campaign warning to politicians

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... changes to the retirement tax regime, but warns future governments that it may return. At a press conference in Sydney on Friday, Brogden welcomed many of the changes announced by Treasurer Wayne Swan and superannuation minister Bill Shorten saying that ...

2011 and 2012 Redux?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... lower at 4,890, with 5,092 contracts traded. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 40.86 points lower at 14,565.25 on Friday (US time). The broad-based S&P 500 ended 6.7 points weaker at 1,553.28, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index was down ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... from an environment of persistent deflation currently. Meanwhile, US non-farm payrolls figures for March were due out on Friday night (AEDT). On the market, mining stocks, which have been hit hard during the past couple of days, rose in early trade. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street. At 0755 AEDT on Friday, The June share price index futures contract is 16 points higher at 4,928, with 5,088 contracts traded. In economic news on Friday, the Australian Office ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... and Santos six cents lower at $12.60. Mr Heffernan said the upcoming Easter break - local markets will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday - was keeping activity subdued. "I think a lot of clients are getting ready to go on holidays over the Easter ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... closed the week 90 points up. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 90.54 points (0.63 per cent) at 14,512.03 on Friday. The broad-based S&P 500 increased 11.09 (0.72 per cent) to 1,556.89, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 22.40 ...