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Market Wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014

Australian shares have fallen as China's economic growth numbers continue to weigh on the market. With US markets closed for the Martin Luther King Jr public holiday, investors are taking their cues from Chinese gross domestic product (GDP) data, Invast ...

Market Wrap

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013

... marginally weaker as a lacklustre lead from Wall Street weighs down the big miners and some banking stocks. A dip on US markets saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the the broad-based S&P 500 both shed about a third of a per cent which is flowing ...

Market Wrap

AAP | THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013

... where Germany's DAX30 index rose to record highs. "We're rallying from that optimism from another solid session for US markets along with Europe," he said. Mr Shamu said a key event for the local market on Thursday would be the release of official private ...

Market Wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013

... 1,800 points for the first time, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to another record of 16,064.77 points. "US markets are at historically high levels, so some of that is flowing through to our market," Invast Securities chief market analyst Peter ...

Investor appetite for global markets on the rise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013

... reasons for this," he said. "Economic data out of Asia hasn't been as positive as investors would have liked, and with US markets still uneasy about the future, investors are looking to spread their risk through multiple regions. Investing in international ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013

... general meetings scheduled. In Australia, the market on Monday closed lower as investors put aside a positive lead from US markets and took a breather from a strong run upwards in recent months. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 13.6 points, or ...

Market Wrap

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013

... stimulus program following weaker-than-expected jobs figures. The Australian bourse on Wednesday followed the lead of US markets, which lifted despite disappointing nonfarm payroll figures. The US data - showing that 148,000 jobs were added to the economy ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP | FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013

... to its highest level since mid-2008. Rivkin global analyst Tim Radford said local stocks were taking their lead from US markets, where investors had taken advantage of a slide in prices over the past week. Mr Radford said traders were putting aside concern ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP | THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013

... 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. The country ...

Most EM currencies bounce back

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013

... investors during July and August that saw them shift an estimated hundreds of billions of dollars from EMs back to US markets in readiness for rising US bond yields. The capital flight triggered the India Rupee to fall 13%, the Indonesian Rupiah to fall ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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