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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
Lower commodity prices and falls on overseas 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 ...

UBS adviser banned from financial services industry

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
Former UBS financial adviser was banned from the financial services industry for engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct. Sebastian Konjevic was a client adviser of UBS AG holding an Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence from September 2005 ...

IOOF secures strong advice channel with SFGA bid

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
The IOOF bid to acquire all of SFGA shares would result in a non-aligned advice business larger than those of NAB, Westpac and ANZ. IOOF offered 0.104 shares for each SFGA share, which implies a value of $0.90 per SFGA share. The SFGA Board unanimously ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
The Australian sharemarket has opened flat after a record session on Wall Street and a rise in the iron ore price. The US broad-based S&P 500 reached a new high, gaining 0.49 per cent to 1854.29, passing the previous high mark set in January. CommSec ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
Positive reactions to earnings reports from several major companies have pushed the share market higher. Morning trade had been mildly positive despite a negative lead from US markets, IG market strategist Stan Shamu said. "We've started off fairly ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
Positive reactions to earnings reports from several major companies have pushed the share market higher. Morning trade had been mildly positive despite a negative lead from US markets, IG market strategist Stan Shamu said. "We've started off fairly ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
The Australian share market has risen on the back of the Commonwealth Banks' strong half year profit. A strong lead from Wall Street combined with outstanding earnings reports, first from ANZ and now the CBA, has lifted the market, IG Markets dealer ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a mixed lead from Wall Street. At 0850 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was down seven points at 5,281. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2 per cent, while ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
The Australian stock market has hit a fresh five-year high, following Wall Street's positive overnight lead. The market is around a third of a per cent higher which, following gains in the past two days, has pushed it to its highest level since mid-2008. ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
The Australian stock market has followed Wall Street lower as fears of a possible US government shutdown next week weigh on investors. US markets moved lower early on Thursday, Australian time, as budget talks between US lawmakers yielded little progress. ...