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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open stronger on faintly positive lead from Wall Street and mixed commodity prices. The Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was up nine points at 6,395. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Internationals in rare win over Aussies

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
International equity markets outperformed Australian shares in May for the first time since January this year, according to the latest Mercer Consulting sector survey. The survey said that sustained global growth, low inflation and continued merger ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
Continued strength on Wall Street and higher base metal prices are expected to drive further gains on the local bourse when it opens this morning. At 0752 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was up 30 points to 6298. In corporate ...

Economic round-up: Business up, sentiment down

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
Despite continued buoyancy in business activity, consumer sentiment took a tumble in June as Australia's optimism towards future family finances and the economy begins to wane. The May NAB Business survey showed a continuation of elevated business activity ...

Economic round-up: Greenspan versus the poet

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
While China's Premier Wen Jiabao relies on the economic advice of a poet, America's former Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, protests he has less influence than he's given credit for with his economic observations. Trying to turn down the heat ...

Insurer claims from storms reach $200m

Insurers have received around 18,000 claims due to the damages from the four-day torrential rain and flooding that hit coastal NSW and the surrounding districts. Kerrie Kelly, chief executive at the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) said that the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
The Australian share market is expected to shrug off a neutral lead from Wall Street and open higher on the back of strong base metal prices. At 0808 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was up 56 points to 6280. ABS lending ...

Suncorp planners ride groundswell of activity

Queensland-based Suncorp Financial Planners reported a 160 per cent increase in financial plans prepared over the past year. The dollar value of financial plans also increased by 82 per cent since May last year. "We're seeing a lot of cash contributions ...

Balanced funds tip towards alternatives

A new Deloitte survey on what asset classes a balanced fund typically invests in found falling demand for fixed interest and a marked shift towards alternative assets. The survey looked at asset allocations for balanced funds in 2002 and how they compare ...

Senate C'tee rebuffs calls to lower foreign withholding tax

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
Just as the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has released a study arguing our local funds management industry could be a major export earner, the Senate Economics Committee has rejected industry lobbying that foreign investor withholding ...