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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... Transactions (OMT). The OMTs will replace the ECB's previous Securities Market Program or SMP, first launched in May 2010. The plan is designed to bring down the soaring borrowing costs that crisis-wracked countries say prevent them from getting back ...

YBR posts a $6.83m loss

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
Yellow Brick Road has reported a loss of $6.83 million against revenues of $14.8 million for the full year to 30 June. During the year, YBR's branch revenue rose by 93% while professional service revenues fell by 13%. The firm's key focus has been building ...

Cash in on overseas asset offload

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
Australian pension funds are ahead of the curve with their allocations to real assets, but could further exploit opportunities overseas. Australian super funds currently invest an average 17% of their total portfolio in real assets, although in reality ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
The Australian share market has opened more than half a per cent higher as investors find value in beaten-down stocks. At 1009 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 27.9 points, or 0.65 per cent, at 4,306.7, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Australia: all good and wishing for the worst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
It's her birthday and she'll cry if she wants to. Economic growth of 0.6% in the June quarter and 3.7% over the year marked exactly 21 years since Australia last experienced a recession. Yes folks, a year and 20! America has had 2 since then - Q1 to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... Charles Schwab & Co analysts said. "Economists are expecting the ECB to cut rates, but will also be focused on whether a plan will develop to re-enter the sovereign debt markets with unlimited but sterilised bond purchases," they said. LONDON - European ...

Former Count CEO joins Chase

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
Former chief executive officer and managing director of Count Financial, Andrew Gale has joined boutique M&A advisory firm Chase Corporate together with recently retired KPMG senior partner and NSW chairman Chris Jordan AO. The two appointments represent ...

Put up or shut up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... in their efforts, Brazil's done that already. Last month, the Rousseff government announced a US$66 billion infrastructure plan. This is on top tax breaks that came into effect in May and previous efforts to weaken its currency. What does Brazil have ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower after the US bourses closed mixed following data showing the US manufacturing sector contracted for the third straight month. At 0830 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Bond boom or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... "false expectations" on the ECB's capacity to stop the debt crisis. He was talking, of course, about the Draghi bond buying plan - the one that's got European equities' hopes up last night. Two days to go - when the ECB meets - we'll find out for sure. ...