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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
Australian stocks have opened flat as gains in the healthcare and utilities sectors were offset by weakness among energy and financial companies. At 1028 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 3.5 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 4,391.2 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
Australian stocks have opened marginally firmer, with strong gains among resources-related companies offset by weakness in defensive market sectors such as healthcare and utilities. At 1028 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 3.5 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
SYDNEY, Sept 10 AAP - Australian stocks have opened firmer, with gains among the big miners offsetting weakness among financial stocks. At 1029 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 11.6 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 4,337.4 points, while ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
Australian stocks have opened flat, with weakness among resources stocks offset by gains in defensive market sectors. At 1035 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 1.4 points, or 0.03 per cent, at 4,358 points, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian shares were mixed as fears about the eurozone and a slowdown in China were offset by hopes of US central bank measures to boost the economy. Tokyo fell 0.57 per cent, or 52.10 points, to 9,033.29, weighed ...

ACT prohibits guns & smokes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... strategy of the $2.3 billion ACT Superannuation Provision Account (ACTSPA), a fiscal fund that holds assets intended to offset future superannuation liabilities of ACT public servants. The fund is one of the forerunners that set the template for the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... to shift away from the safe haven Japanese currency. The Nikkei ended flat, gaining 0.09 per cent as late profit-taking offset early gains, to 9,171.16. Sydney eased 0.13 per cent, or 5.8 points, to close at 4,364.3, while Seoul ended flat at 1,946.31. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... share market was relatively flat in early afternoon trade as falls by several large companies caused by dividend payouts offset other gains. At 1245 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.3 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 4,372.4 points ...

Super asset changes deliver positive return

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
The SelectingSuper workplace default option index rose slightly during June 2012, tipping super funds into positive territory for 2011-12 with an annual return of +0.5%. While sitting below inflation, the silver lining is in the contrast with the -7% ...

Retiree living costs match CPI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... proportion (compared to the CPI population) of their income on fruit and vegetables, which rose this quarter, though this was offset by a higher weight for pharmaceutical products, which recorded a fall this quarter. This, however, makes retirees more ...