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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open higher, following strong gains on Wall Street. At 0653 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 39 points at 5,726. The S&P 500 in the US rose to a fresh record close, led by strong ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
The share market is up by almost one third of a per cent, with the banks leading the recovery after two days of heavy losses. The big miners and energy stocks are the only sectors to be slipping, following a dip in crude oil and iron ore prices. A moderate ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open a touch lower, as gains on Wall Street offset losses in the local market on Thursday. At 0648 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down two points at 5,615. US stocks have pushed higher ...

Register for the MAX Forum now

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
With the speakers and nominees for the 2015 MAX Forum and Awards announced, now is the time to register your place at the event. On Thursday 4 June, leading industry figures including CIFR chief executive Professor David Gallagher, Mercer consumer marketing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street gained on Friday with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq both reaching new record highs.A At 0808 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was up 24 points at 5,962. No major ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0654 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 5,858. In the US, the Nasdaq index smashed its 15-year-old record Thursday  ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following losses on Wall Street overnight. At 0720 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,938. US stocks finished a touch lower after a mixed round of company ...

Treasury invites submissions to draft MIT tax changes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
Treasury is inviting submissions on proposed changes to the tax system for managed investment trusts, which are aimed at improving the international competitiveness of Australian managed funds. The exposure draft legislation has been developed in close ...

Strike three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... before and up to 75% just days before the Easter break. The Australian dollar's fall to a low of US$0.7577 on Maundy Thursday (down 0.6% from the previous day) backs up the increased likelihood for a rate cut. The A$ jumped by 1.7% to US$0.7705 following ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat after a fluctuating night on Wall Street where a rebound in tech stocks offset a transport industry, including airlines, slump. At 0800 AEDT on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was unchanged ...