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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open little changed - or lower if it follows the slides on international markets overnight. At 0651 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 4,106. In economic news on Tuesday ...

Dangerous currents

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... general weakness in their export markets, the risk of European growth falling below the zero line are great. Recall the sharp growth deceleration in Germany and France in the second quarter. German GDP barely grew - at 0.1% -- in the June quarter from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
NEW YORK - US stocks got a boost Thursday despite poor domestic economic data after major central banks joined hands to ensure US dollar liquidity to Europe's embattled banks. In positive territory for the fourth day in a row, the Dow Jones Industrial ...

ASIC surveillance sharpens focus on AFS licensees

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
Financial services licensees must effectively monitor business models for possible conflicts of interest and prioritise training and supervision of advisers, said ASIC, as part of plans to raise standards in the advice industry and hold gatekeepers ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
The Australian share market rallied in opening trade on a solid Wall Street lead, with energy and large cap stocks leading the market higher. At 1010 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 43.4 points, or 1.075 per cent, at 4,081.9 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... Composite rallied 27.10 points (1.10 per cent) to 2,495.09. US stocks plunged about one per cent as markets opened, following sharp losses on European exchanges, then bounced up and down and finally made a spectacular rally in the last few minutes of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... suggested that the bank was deeply split over its handling of Europe's sovereign debt crisis. Stark, a German, had been a sharp critic of the ECB's controversial program of buying government bonds of deeply indebted eurozone countries like Greece, Ireland ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher, continuing Wednesday's local upward trend and after strong rallies overseas. At 0706 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 44 points at 4,240. In economic news on Thursday ...

J.P Morgan strengthens Treasury Services

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
J.P. Morgan Treasury Services has appointed a new head of treasury services, Australia & New Zealand and has made two senior appointments to its Southeast Asia teams. Nadia Schiavon has been appointed head of treasury services, Australia & New Zealand. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... per cent last month, up from 52.7 per cent in July. Any level above 50 indicates growth. Bank stocks ended the day with sharp losses, with Bank of America down 3.6 per cent, Citigroup off 2.5 per cent and JPMorgan Chase down 3.4 per cent. Bond prices ...