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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... markets are causing the share market to lose ground, as investors see little reason to invest. Slightly better than expected jobs data also had little impact on the market, reflecting the subdued investor sentiment. The unemployment rate was steady at ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... pricing in further gains that took Wall Street to fresh highs in recent sessions, IG market strategist Stan Shamu said. Strong jobs data pushed Wall Street higher on Friday, and merger and acquisition activity fuelled further rises on Monday. "We're ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... theme," CMC Markets sales trader Niall King said. BHP Billiton was up 18 cents at $36.34, as it also confirmed it was cutting jobs in its Perth iron ore headquarters. Rio Tinto was 37 cents higher at $59.81 and Fortescue Metals had gained 5.5 cents to ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... still downwards. He said investors were looking ahead to Thursday's European Central Bank meeting and Friday's monthly US jobs report as possible catalysts for a change in direction. At 1202 AEST, in the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton was ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... the previous day's records as investors looked ahead to Thursday's European Central Bank meeting and Friday's monthly US jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 21.29 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 16,722.34, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.73 ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... to $33.63, and Commonwealth Bank weakened 40 cents to $81.86. The biggest losses were in health and discretionary stocks. Jobs website Seek was 50 cents, or three per cent, lower at $16.67 and Sonic Healthcare was 27 cents or 1.5 per cent, down at $1 ...

AMP head of corporate super to depart

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... superannuation strategy. Prior to that she was general manager of financial planning at iPac. She has held a range of senior jobs over nearly 20 years in the financial services industry including positions with American Express and Booz & Company. Details ...

Raise preservation age with some exceptions: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... However, this should be flexible for those who can't continue working due to ill health or who are in physically demanding jobs," FSC chief executive John Brogden said. "Our submission to the Murray Review recommends an increase in the preservation age ...

Equip slashes insurance premiums

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... see insurance as an important differentiator for Equip in the MySuper era and a valuable retention tool as members change jobs. Our death and TPD Clever Cover based on multiple of salary is popular with both members and their employers," Press continued. ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten