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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher after Wall Street gained more than one per cent following the Bank of Japan's surprise stimulus announcement ignited a rally on global stock exchanges. At 0818 AEST on Monday, the December share ...

Goodbye QE, hello QQE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
"You say stop and I say go go go, oh no You say goodbye and I say hello Hello hello" -- The Beatles Just as the Fed concluded QE3, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) served up the biggest trick or treat this Halloween by expanding its QQE. The trick. Not even ...

Macquarie announces $678m profit, appoints director

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
Macquarie has announced half-year net profits of $678 million for the six months ending September 2014. This represents a 35% increase on the corresponding half last year, but an 11% decrease on the six months up to March 2014. The bank also announced ...

Real stagflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
Perhaps they cheated and have had a little peep at the data, but last night's advance estimate of US third quarter real GDP growth confirmed the Fed's positive outlook on the economy and gave meat to its decision to end its quantitative easing programme. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street rallied as data showed faster-than-estimated economic growth, fuelling speculation the economy is strong enough to withstand higher interest rates. At 0812 AEST on Friday, the December ...

BTIM posts record profit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
BT Investment Management (BTIM) has more than doubled its end of year cash net profit after tax on last year to post a record $127 million. For the 12 month to end of September, statutory NPAT was up 137% to $121.5 million and cash earnings per share ...

ASIC pays commissioners $2.9m in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
The five top executives at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will receive a total salary of $2.9 million for 2014, about $10,000 less than in 2013. The ASIC annual report did not match the name of each commissioner with the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher despite a drop in US markets overnight. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the local bourse was supported by stocks that offered good yields, such as the banks, after National Australia Bank ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following falls on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve confirmed it would end its asset-buying program. At 0808 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up two points at 5,431. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after Wall Street rose on upbeat US consumer confidence. The US consumer confidence index has leapt from 89.0 in September to 94.5 in October, giving US equities a solid boost overnight. The positive sentiment ...