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Greece what?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... financial markets this question, there surely would be a chorus of "yes it was!" They're still basking in the afterglow of Big Ben Bernanke's comforting words. In fact 'twas so good the Dow and the S&P 500 closed at fresh record highs overnight. So deym ...

Market Wrap AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... including from Dow member Intel. The new records followed a second day of congressional testimony from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that came and went with no bombshells. Bernanke reiterated that the Fed plans to scale back its bond-buying program ...

Zenith recommends BT alpha fixed interest fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
BT Investment Management's (BTIM's) Pure Alpha Fixed Income Fund has been given the 'recommended' rating by investment researcher Zenith Investment Partners. The fund invests mainly in the Australian and New Zealand fixed interest markets, predominantly ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's reassurances on the tapering of US stimulus measures. In his testimony to Congress, Dr Bernanke said the Fed would likely scale back its $US85 billion-a-month ...

FIIG to manage $30m bond issue for listed childcare company

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
Fixed income broker FIIG Securities will be the sole lead arranger for listed childcare provider G8 Education's latest wholesale bond issue. The ASX200 child services specialist aims to raise a minimum of $30 million from the bond issue. The bond issue ...

Clear as crystal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... It doesn't get any clearer than this! It's crystal! No more communications breakdown. No more failure to communicate. Big Ben Bernanke has delivered! While it's mostly a reiteration of the repeated message I've been telling you he's been telling us since ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said tapering of stimulus measures was not on a "preset course". In testimony to Congress, Dr Bernanke reiterated that the Fed ...

Bell Potter expands research team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
Stockbroking firm Bell Potter Securities Limited has expanded its research team with two senior appointments. Di Brookman takes the role of senior oil and gas analyst, while Chris Savage becomes senior industrials analyst. Brookman has worked as a senior ...

CBA and HSBC change 'misleading' ads

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) and HSBC Bank have changed their advertising for structured products aimed at retail investors after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said they were potentially misleading. CBA's flyer compared ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... open lower, after Wall Street snapped a three-day streak of records as investors looked ahead to Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to Congress. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down six points ...