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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
The Australian sharemarket is lower in the wake of a surprise move by the Swiss central bank to strengthen its currency. "We're all digesting the shock of the moves in the Swiss franc overnight - that's the talk of all the trading desks," CMC Markets ...

Bad tidings for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... increase in the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index to 98.1 in November - the highest print in the current recovery - amid sharp gains in expectations for the economy and in sales. The S&P 500 index dropped by as much as 1.3% while we slept, before closing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... news, Godfreys Group is scheduled to list on the ASX. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed 1.6 per cent lower, as a sharp drop in oil prices pulled back energy stocks, and resources stocks weakened. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 90 points ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
A sharp slide in oil prices and a weak lead from Wall Street has dragged the local share market lower. The market was down around one per cent at noon, with mining and oil stocks the worst performers. Oil prices have slumped to fresh five year lows ...

FPA appoints WA chapter chair

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has appointed a new chair of its Western Australian chapter. Certified financial planner David Sharpe, of Globe Financial Planning, takes over from Randall Stout. He will support the FPA in ensuring ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fluctuated, not moving far from its previous records after the ECB stopped short of announcing new stimulus measures. At 0848 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
The Australian share market has opened sharply lower as oil stocks were pummelled following OPEC's decision not to cut production. Oil prices have sunk to fresh four-year lows, with New York crude tumbling below $US70 after the OPEC oil cartel held ...

Australia role made redundant in AMP leadership reshuffle

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
AMP Capital's Australia-based global head of infrastructure, Scott Davies, will be made redundant when a raft of leadership changes come into effect at the end of the year. Davies' departure will make way for a new global head of infrastructure equity ...

Global dividends reach record high

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... the latest Henderson Global Dividend Index (HGDI) from Henderson Global Investors. According to the report, an apparent sharp fall in dividends from Australia merely reflects a number of technical factors, including the restructuring of the Westfield ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... Metals was steady at $3.03. Oil producer Woodside Petroleum shed 68 cents to $39.43 after the price of oil took another sharp tumble on Thursday. Santos reversed 25 cents to $11.92. Among the major banks, Commonwealth Bank fell 14 cents to $81.13, ANZ ...