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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009

... to 865.30. LONDON - European stock markets posted solid gains on Thursday, powered by a healthy profit performance at US bank JPMorgan Chase, but the better-than-expected results failed to inspire Wall Street. The London FTSE 100 index of leading shares ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009

... expected profit rises in the US after Goldman (Sachs) came out with a pretty good result," he said. However, improved US bank profits would be based on changes to mark-to-market accounting rules by the US Financial Accounting Standards Board on April ...

Bank guarantee must stay in place

WWW.THESHEET.COM | THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009

The government should resist pressure to change the guarantee on wholesale bank funding, according to the head of debt capital markets at a leading investment bank. A director in capital market origination at Citi, David Bailey, said arguments that ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009

The Australian sharemarket was 1.3 per cent higher at noon, after changes in the way banks value toxic assets in the US. At 1209 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was 42.1 points, or 1.14 per cent higher to 3722.3, while the broader All Ordinaries was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009

The Australian share market is expected to open lower with US and European stock markets experiencing heavy falls on weaker economic sentiment. At 0725 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was down 57 points at 3,559. In ...

We are the world

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009

'Can I just add my voice to this. I think the prime minister is incredibly, is A-plus on these issues. If we did what he advises, we'll all be in a better place.' Malcolm, eat your heart out. This was US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner patting the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009

The Australian share market is expected to open little changed following the pullback in US stocks after Monday's surge. Resource stocks may decline after metals prices fell. At 0728 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009

The Australian share market is expected to rise after US stocks surged on the government's plan to help banks remove bad assets from their books and a report that showed existing home sales rose in the US. At 0736 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Sovereign funds lose out after bank bail-out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009

The US government's move to potentially have direct share ownership in the banks bailed out during last year's crisis could dilute the returns of sovereign wealth funds and pensions funds that hold stake in US finance stocks. This week the US government ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009

The Australian share market is likely to open lower after shares on Wall Street slid again on Monday. All three key Wall Street indices were down, as were oil, gold and silver. Copper was up, however. At 0757 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

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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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