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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... high. Tokyo fell 0.24 per cent, or 35.84 points, to finish at 14,791.99 despite a fall in the yen against the dollar, while Japan ushered in its first sales tax hike since 1997. Sydney dipped 0.10 per cent, or 5.6 points, to 5,389.2 and Seoul climbed ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... February. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose following a Wall Street rally as attention turns to the release of key data from Japan and the US later in the week. Tokyo jumped 0.90 per cent, or 131.80 points, to 14,827.83, Sydney climbed 0.52 per cent ...

The waiting game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... Australia (RBA) and the European Central Bank (ECB) would do after they met and deliberated on monetary policy this week... and Japan and China and America. It's easy pickings for the RBA. Governor Glen would more likely than not... not change interest ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell with a sell-off in technology companies outweighing encouraging economic news. At 0807 AEDT on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,341. Data ...

Australian investors optimistic of hitting financial goals

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... reach their financial goals. The survey, which was conducted in 22 countries, including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore in the Asia Pacific region, revealed that fewer investors are planning to make changes to ...

First quarter stasis and A$ ADHD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... rebound, it would have to be: the market's acceptance that old man winter's responsible for weak US data flows; the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announcing an expansion of its lending facilities; and, the G-20's expressed commitment to lift global growth by 2% ...

APRA gets Basel III tick

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... the eighth regulatory framework to be graded by the Basel Committee. Others include the United States, the European Union, Japan and Brazil. The Basel Committee said: "Australia's implementation of the Basel capital framework was found to be closely ...

AXA IM to expand outside of Europe

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... seeking to expand its presence outside of Europe, with plans to strengthen its footprint in Asia, including Australia and Japan, and the Americas. AXA IM former head of consultant relations Tim Gardener will head up a new global institutional client ...

You go NZ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Extra! Wheeler has just wheeled out of the club this morning. Oh sorry, that's Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor (RBNZ) Graeme Wheeler to us. And heavens bless his soul, else I would be stuck repeating the oh so many ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after international markets lost ground as investors retreated in the face of concerns about Ukraine, the Chinese economy and falling copper prices. At 0645 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures ...