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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks gained overnight as the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged. Resource stocks may fall after commodities including oil, gold and copper declined. At 0755 AEST on the Sydney ...

China's growth sustainable: Wang

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
Strong leadership, effective planning and a willingness to learn from Western economies guarantees the Chinese economy's growth is sustainable and will continue to flourish, according to Dr Xisu Wang, China grand master and foreign investment consultant. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after US stocks fell overnight on weaker economic data and industrial metals declined in London. At 0751 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index was down 53 points to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after industrial metals and gold fell in overnight trading. At 0750 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index was down 13 points at 5,264. In company news today, Brambles ...

Commodities investors nervous about inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
Demand for comodities may have no end in sight but individual investors may be showing signs of nervousness about the sector and whether the surging demand will continue to translate into high share prices and protect them to insulate them against inflation. ...

CFA launches SRI guidelines

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
The CFA Institute produced a top 10 list of responsible investment guidelines to help investors understand and incorporate socially responsible investments (SRI) into their portfolio. The list was developed after CFA members highlighted the need for ...

Allianz wheels insurance for motor trade

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
Allianz taps into Australia's burgeoning motor trade industry when it launched a new Motor Trades Pack insurance product that provides 15 different insurance policies under a single policy. The Motor Trades Pack insurance policy covers glass breakage ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following sharp falls in the US on Friday amid rising oil prices and warnings of more mortgage-related write-downs at banks. At 0716 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price ...

Retail super weigh in on transparency debate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
Retail super fund providers are backing the introduction of a standardised super fund performance table, as proposed by the ISN, but on certain conditions. On Wednesday, Industry Super Network (ISN) executive manager, David Whiteley called for the Australian ...

AXA term deposit up by 25 pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
AXA Australia saw a 25 per cent increase in term deposit investments after adding ANZ and Westpac Bank onto its Summit investment menu on 26 May this year. Investors can choose from 30, 90 or 130 day options and yearly options of one and two years with ...