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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... points. The euro dropped to $US1.3784 from $US1.3882 late in New York on Thursday, when it soared above $US1.39 following surprise central bank action to ease dollar liquidity problems on the market increasingly concerned about an aggravation of the ...

Advisers ignoring estate planning gold mine

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
AMP and independent financial planners were warned to stop ignoring the wealth of referral and business expansion opportunities estate planning presents to the industry and instead embrace this market, in an industry address this morning. The AMP Estate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... record. Another safe-haven instrument, the Swiss franc, had also surged and on Tuesday the Swiss central bank sprang a surprise, setting a target "peg" exchange rate against the euro. Athens raised short-term funds at reduced rates, but Greece and also ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... 105.02 shortly afterwards, but quickly returned to pre-release levels. "There was a selloff in the Aussie on the downside surprise in net exports," Mr Callow said. "Now it is right back to where it was. So that's a good sign for the Aussie, that it's ...

It's official, Rudd saved Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... government was expecting the GFC tsunami the number one concern was jobs. And when that's the pre-occupation it's hardly a surprise the government would look to the industries that do the employing. Mining plays way above its weight in how much export ...

CBA in takeover bid for Count Financial

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... Commonwealth Bank has announced a $373 million takeover bid for financial planning group Count Financial, which went into a surprise trading halt this morning before the news. Count Financial share volumes surged yesterday on the Australian Securities ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... the board. I think (investors will be) digesting the results over the past few days and picking the opportunities that surprise on the upside," he said. The major banks were higher, with National Australian Bank the strongest performer, up 1.7 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
The Australian dollar was over half a US cent higher on Thursday, after reaching 106.00 US cents overnight for the first time in two-weeks. At 0710 AEST on Thursday, the Australian dollar was trading at 105.44 US cents, up from 104.78 US cents on Wednesday. ...

A penny saved could spark a recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
"Don't push me cause I'm close to the edge I'm trying not to lose my head, ah-huh-huh-huh" - The Message by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Recession worries, it seems, travel fast. After doing a tour of the USA, they are now doing the rounds ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
The Australian dollar was slightly weaker at noon on the back of a sluggish equities market. At 1200 AEST on Tuesday, the Australian dollar was trading at 104.93 US cents, up from 104.16 US cents on Monday. Since 1700 AEST on Monday, the local unit ...