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AMP signs MOU with China Life

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
AMP has become the first foreign financial institution to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for Strategic Cooperation with China Life Insurance Company, the largest insurance group in China and the world's biggest listed life insurance firm. The MOU ...

Mickey money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
Walt Disney lives up to its reputation - that of cheering up depression. But is Wall Street now playing with Mickey Mouse Money? Walt Disney, with a little help from its friends - JC Penney and Abercrombie & Fitch Co -brightened Wall Street's sombre ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
The Australian stock market has received positive leads from overseas, with Wall Street's key stock indices higher and commodities prices firmer. At 0810 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was up 20 points at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... news this weekend that the Group of 20 countries will keep stimulus measures in place. Investors saw the agreement as a signal that interest rates would remain low. At the close on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 203.52 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket has received a mixed lead from Wall Street, with major indices lower, but precious and base metals, and oil, higher. At 0829 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 12 points higher ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket was one per cent lower at noon, weighed down by the banks and following a weak lead from Wall Street. At 1205 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 49.4 points, or 1.02 per cent, at 4,787.0, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
The Australian share market has received mixed leads from overseas, with Wall Street securities and copper closing down on Friday, while precious metals up and oil were higher. At 0717 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index ...

Tax system should improve wellbeing: Henry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
A landmark speech by Dr Ken Henry, head of Treasury, shows why he terrifies the financial services lobby - he believes the taxation system should be used to boost societal wellbeing rather than protect incumbency. Speaking yesterday at the Committee ...

Show me the money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
... price dropped 2.4 per cent overnight. But it's still early days into the reporting season. Recent economic data releases signal continued healing in the global economy. But not fast enough for some. Reason perhaps why we hear and read discussions how ...

Shadow of a doubt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
Could it be that the shadow of doubt is slowly creeping back into market consciousness? Sure, Wall Street jumped last night but why didn't the justifications sound as convincing as say, back in the first half of the year, when green shoots were all ...