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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
The major banks have clawed back some losses, but continue to weigh on the broader share market. Investors are now absorbing news that the official jobless rate has risen to 6.2 per cent in April from 6.1 per cent in March. The unemployment rate is ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after US stocks lost ground overnight. At 0651 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 24 points at 5,631. Wall Street fell for a second straight session following disappointing ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
A disappointing quarterly result from the Commonwealth Bank is weighing down the broader share market. The share price of Australia's biggest listed company plummeted by $2.99, or 3.39 per cent, to $85.15, after it post a flat $2.2 billion cash profit ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following losses on Wall Street. At 0655 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 50 points at 5,754. US stocks tumbled overnight on worries about higher oil prices and tensions ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
The share market has opened lower as expectations of a delayed cut in interest rates weigh on the major banks. Firmer commodity prices had boosted some mining stocks, while a stronger Australian dollar had been a negative for some healthcare stocks ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
The share market has fallen after the release of weak manufacturing data from the world's second largest economy. Factory activity in China contracted at its fastest rate in a year in April, according to a regular survey by HSBC. The release of the ...

Super funds too small for activism

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
Lack of investment activism among superannuation funds largely comes down to size, but "it is just a matter of time before the age of activism dawns in Australia as well," Credit Suisse said. The investment bank noted in a research piece that "the behemoths ...

Global dividend growers suit retirement income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
Adding a global equity income investment strategy to retirees' existing income strategies would add diversification and help address concentration risk in many portfolios, according to global active fund manager Capital Group. The investment giant ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
The Australian stock market is weaker after negative leads from overseas markets and pain in the energy sector. Stocks on Wall Street and in Europe fell overnight, oil prices plummeted to a fresh six-year low, putting pressure on energy stocks. "It's ...

Baird to launch Sydney not-for-profit "fintech hub"

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
NSW Premier Mike Baird has announced the development of Sydney's first financial technology hub. Located at 45 Clarence St, the hub (known as "Stone and Chalk") will provide technology start-ups with, as Baird put it, "subsidised office space to collaborate ...