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Bank stocks push share market higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... key commodities that are supporting us here today, our best performers so far are the banks" CMC Markets chief market analyst Michael McCarthy said. "It looks like they'll be the leaders in the market again today." He tipped Woolworths shares to rise ...

Australia's "irrational exuberance" an economic risk: PIMCO

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... household debt in Australia and the implications for policy' said. Portfolio manager Aaditya Thakur and quantitative research analyst Laura Ryan expressed concern that Australian households "will react faster and more vigorously to a shock in asset prices ...

Grexit nears, markets cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
If it weren't serious dineros we're talking about, I would be laughing...seriously. Yes Virginia, Greece is still the word with newswire services reporting that the duelling parties have upped the ante and hardening their stances. Greek PM Tsipras accused ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... down 0.01 per cent at 6,710.10 points. "The market has calmed down and halted the downward slide," said Andrea Tueni, an analyst at Saxo Banque. "The news on Greece has been rather contradictory, even if some messages seem reassuring, especially on the ...

4 Corners hires ahead of infrastructure fund launch

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
4 Corners Infrastructure has appointed a senior equity analyst to build out the manager's research capabilities ahead of the launch of a global infrastructure fund in the second half of 2015. Mark Jones joins from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... current bailout deal, the Greek government has to shift its position very soon, that is within about three days," said analyst Holger Schmieding at Berenberg. And after the markets closed, the Greek government issued a statement saying it would make ...

Rising bond yields a blip

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
A recent rise in bond yields across Europe, America and Australia is nothing but a blip on the radar according to Altair Asset Management chief economist, Stephen Roberts. In his latest economic insights column, Roberts said the risk of recession in ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set for a flat open as gains on Wall Street were offset by falls in commodity prices. At 0658 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,549. Wall Street stocks were up after a solid ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... today after several days of declines, despite continued moves higher in bond yields," said Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK. "It would appear that after several days of drifting lower we've seen some signs of tentative bargain hunting ...

Saxo launches trading platform for SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... subscriptions and view price alerts. The platform was built based on industry research of 3,000 Saxo clients. Investment Trends analyst Irene Guiamatsia said that SMSFs and high net worth investors "are driving demand for trading platforms to be powerful ...