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Market Wrap AM

AAP | THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015

... markets continued to watch the dollar, which rose to a fresh 12-year high against the euro two days after the European Central Bank launched a massive government bond-buying stimulus program. The Federal Reserve, meanwhile, is winding down its extraordinary ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP | TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015

... healthcare stocks leading the way. "The yield play is back on," he said. "It looks like the start of the European Central Bank's buying program has reminded people that we're in a low yield environment, and they've drifted back to those sectors that ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015

... cent) to 2,101.04, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gained 15.67 (0.32 per cent) at 4,982.81. The European Central Bank announced it would launch on Monday a 1.1 trillion euros ($A1.56 trillion) bond-buying program. The ECB also raised its ...

My QE, your problem

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015

... instalment of the ECB's QE worth a,-60 billion, and a,-60 billion monthly hereafter until September 2016. The European Central Bank (ECB) unveiled the details of its trillion euro quantitative easing programme last night. Special thanks to Bloomberg ...

I cut, you cut, I cut

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015

... re-investing the proceeds of its asset purchases), the Bank of Japan (BOJ) that's in the midst of QE or the European Central Bank (ECB) that's about to kick-off its QE, perhaps as early as this week. Not surprisingly, in spite of widespread expectations ...

Fight or be beggared by the neighbours

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015

... 0.8% in January from 1.5% in the previous month and target of 3.5%. The PBOC is fighting back. So is the European Central Bank (ECB) which kicks off its a,-60 billion a month quantitative easing programme this month. Deflation has deepened in the regions ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015

... was up 67.5 points, or 1.19 per cent, at 5,733.7. NEW YORK - US stocks have given up late gains after the European Central Bank put fresh pressure on Athens by lifting its waiver on the use of Greek bonds as collateral. The move darkened hopes that Greece's ...

A Fed surprise?

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015

... to raise interest rates sometime this year - and quantitative easing by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the European Central Bank (ECB) leaves markets no other option but to catch a ride with greenback. Financial markets appear to be sanguine about the BOJ ...

Happy Australian dollar Day

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015

... pricing) from 25% just over a week ago. What changed? What changed was that between then and last week, the European Central Bank (ECB) QE'd and the Bank of Canada (BOC) announced a surprise rate cut. Ipso facto, the RBA could (must?) too. Why must our ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015

... Day public holiday. On Friday, the local market posted its biggest weekly gain in two years, helped by the European Central Bank's bigger-than-expected stimulus package. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 81.9 points, or 1.51 per cent, to 5,501.8 points. ...

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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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