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Rebalancing growth smoothly Australia's key challenge: Bloxham

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
With the commodity prices having peaked, the economy is finally freed up to rebalance growth in 2013-14 away from mining and towards other sectors, according to Paul Bloxham HSBC chief economist Australia and NZ. Bloxham reminds investors that a larger ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
The Australian market is likely to open higher after gains on markets in Europe and the United States. Stocks in France and Germany rose after the European Central Bank (ECB) said a decision to leave its key rate unchanged was not unanimous. Wall Street ...

It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
'Twas another up day on Wall Street overnight as investors bought a lotta Apple and other techs and... optimism on a cliff deal. "Twas another good day in Europe - the Stoxx 600 closed 0.7% higher to an 18-month high -- despite the European Central ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
The Australian market opened slightly higher after budget talks in Washington indicated that US politicians were willing to compromise to avoid falling off the "fiscal cliff". At 1029 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 0.9 points, or ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
The Australian market is set for a modestly higher open higher after a surge in bank stocks fuelled gains on Wall Street. At 0818 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up six points at 4,531. In local economic news, the ...

New support tools bridge adviser gap

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
Securitor has launched two market-leading services tools designed to help advisers track key performance indicators, measure success and provide business insights. The first tool helps advice businesses budget the results they want to achieve and monitor ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks likely to open slightly higher as investors wait for developments from talks in the United States to avoid impending government spending cuts and tax increases. At 0815 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
The Australian market is set to open lower as weak manufacturing data from the United States caused a fall on Wall Street. However local shares could be boosted later on Tuesday if the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cuts the cash rate by 25 basis points ...

Diamond in the region

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
No flip flop today but with Europe silence (for now), Wall Street continued cliff-watching the latest development on the cliff-hanger that is the fiscal cliff. Investors even ignored the large upgrade in US third quarter GDP. Perhaps because it was ...

Fund budget surplus with cuts to super tax breaks: Treasury

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012