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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following mixed performances on world markets overnight. At 0847 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 18 points at 5,365. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
The Australian share market is trading higher on the back of Wall Street pushing to more record levels. On the US market on Friday, the S&P 500 index closed above 1,800 points for the first time, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to another ...

Industry bodies clash over pension age

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
... mental health-related concerns," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. Vamos added that an increase could also potentially push people in their late 60s onto the disability pension, the cost of which should be taken into account by policy makers.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
The Australian share market is set to open higher as Wall Street rises on encouraging jobs data in the US. At 0815 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up 37 points at 5,338. There is no economic news scheduled for Friday. ...

ASIC to scrutinise The New Daily

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
Confusion about the funding model of The New Daily has shown no sign of abating, after Nationals Senator John Williams requested the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) scrutinise The New Daily on the grounds that it is a bad investment. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... where stocks set all-time highs, and the economic reforms in China, Australia's largest trading partner, had been expected to push the Australian sharemarket up. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said people were still trying to digest what the 60-point ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets after Federal Reserve chief nominee Janet Yellen bolstered expectations of the Fed keeping the flow of easy money. At 0752 AEDT on Monday, the December share price ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after international markets rose amid optimism prospective Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen will continue economic stimulus measures. At 0900 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower following falls on international markets amid speculation the Federal Reserve may soon start curtailing its economic stimulus measures. At 0904 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures ...

Instos willing to improve data management

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
Institutional investors are aware of the competitive advantage of efficient data management and want to find ways to improve it use. About two thirds of institutional investors said that data and analytics capabilities will be among their most important ...