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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... market on Friday closed slightly higher on the day, but at its strongest levels since August 2. It's now recovered the lost ground from the Greek debt crisis by adding $57 billion in value over the past week. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 5.1 ...

DHS to takeover early super release on compassionate grounds

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
The government has announced a structural shake-up of the early release of superannuation benefits on specified compassionate grounds. From next month, the Department of Human Services (DHS) will take over the administration of the payments from Medicare/DHS ...

Market Report- Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... the yen, which reached a record post-war high of 75.78 against the dollar on Friday, before the greenback regained some ground to 76.15 yen in afternoon trade on Monday. The surge prompted Japan's finance minister to call for "decisive steps" to tame ...

FOFA reforms are a soft landing

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... that the future of financial advice reforms represent a balance between the interests of major stakeholders and the middle ground. Ripoll said the inquiry that bears his name received over 400 submissions and that the resulting recommendations and future ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
The Australian share market lost more ground during intra-day trading, with mining stocks falling on a negative outlook for iron ore prices. The major indices opened around one per cent lower and by midday had marked deeper losses. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... trade, Qantas has cancelled 16 domestic flights on Monday, with the airline blaming maintenance engineers for having to ground five planes as its dispute with pilots escalates. Qantas shares were one cent higher at $1.57. Super Retail Group has agreed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... 7,000 of its passengers to be affected by strikes at airports across the country on Thursday. Qantas baggage handlers and ground crew are holding rolling strikes throughout the day, forcing the airline to cancel 14 domestic flights and delay another ...

Happily dreaming of the end

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... reserves at the Nyidinghu deposit by 980 million tonnes. Typically defensive consumer staples were the only stocks to gain ground by noon, rising 0.28 per cent. Woolworths pulled the sector higher, gaining 1.3 per cent to $24.93. "Money moves out of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... Friday. Since 1700 AEDT on Friday, the local unit traded between 97.34 US cents and 98.79 cents. The Australian dollar gained ground early on Saturday morning, Australian time, after US non-farm payrolls data showed the world's largest economy added ...