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PROFILE: PM Capital CIO Paul Moore

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... ever since. Moore likes to keep his portfolios very focused - "My brain starts to shut down when I have to look at tons of stocks," he says - and then he holds stocks for a long time. "It takes 10 or 15 years for stocks to go from deep under-valuation ...

Market to open higher after Wall Street record high

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... 18,285.74. Electronics retailer Best Buy also surged after its first quarter earnings beat forecasts. LONDON - European stocks rose slightly at the close as Wall Street also edged up, while dealers speculated over the exact timing of a hike in US interest ...

Universities at fossil fuel divestment frontlines

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... political system presents challenges from a local perspective: "When the ANU announced it was divesting $16 million from mining stocks - it wasn't a huge amount, but the negative reaction we saw from the media and Government was clear proof of our own ...

Don't put all QE in the same basket: AXA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... true in Europe," Tinker said. He explained that QE in Europe "is not having any impact at all beyond currency," so the stocks that investors buy won't necessarily benefit from the program. "Investors should expect different economic impact from every ...

Miners weigh on share market

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... nine cents to $32.09, Commonwealth Bank lifted 31 cents to $83.16, and Westpac gave away four cents to $32.24. Among other stocks, Sydney Airport was eight cents higher at $5.31 after international passenger numbers through Australia's busiest airport ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... points. The broader All Ordinaries index was down 40.6 points, or 0.72 per cent, at 5,619.4 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have finished mixed in a choppy session following disappointing Walmart earnings and a pullback in many petroleum stocks. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... said Craig Erlam, senior market analyst at Oanda. "Weakness in the euro this afternoon is probably also helping to lift stocks in Europe, with exporters benefiting from weaker currency making them more competitive. This is likely to play a big role in ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
The big banks and BHP Billiton have dragged the share market lower. Investors are being cautious around high yield stocks including the big four banks, Telstra and supermarket owners Wesfarmers and Woolworths, Bell Direct equities analyst Julia Lee ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... Greece seemingly days away from running out of cash," concurred CMC Markets analyst Jasper Lawler. That downturn in European stocks contrasted earlier gains fuelled by Dr Draghi's stimulus pledge. "After almost seven years of a debilitating sequence ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... 5,726. The S&P 500 in the US rose to a fresh record close, led by strong gains in Apple, Facebook and other technology stocks. Locally on Friday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release lending finance figures for March. In equities news, Paladin ...