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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open markedly lower following sharp falls on Wall Street after a strong US jobs report raising expectations the Federal Reserve will soon lift interest rates. At 0812 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat after a lacklustre finish on Thursday and an unriveting performance on Wall Street where stocks lifted slightly. At 0840 AEDT on Friday, the share price index futures contract was up four points at 5,894. ...

No board meeting necessary

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
Central bank surprises continue. This week started with the People's Bank of China (PBOC) surprising with a weekend announcement that it is lowering both its benchmark one-year lending rate and one-year deposit rate by 25 basis points each to 5.35% ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street. At 0900 AEDT on Wednesday, the share price index futures contract was down 13 points at 5,910. In local economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases ...

I cut, you cut, I cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
Like an expectant father, the Australian stock market is beaming with gleeful anticipation of a birth of another child. It's coming! It's coming! Expectations that the RBA would deliver another 25 bps cut in the official cash rate - taking it down to ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
The market has opened weaker, dragged down by losses in the energy sector and a dismal Woolworths half yearly result. The supermarket giant downgraded its full year guidance following a 3.1% slide in first half profit. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben ...

2014 IPO rally delivered volatility, low returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
Less than half of the initial public offerings (IPO) launched over the past year delivered positive returns in their first month and volatility was higher than for ASX20 stocks, according to figures from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). Of the 26 ...

Tme to get fiscal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... among consumers remains a no show. While the ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence increased by 0.9% in the week ended 22 February (a week after the RBA rate cut), it remains lower than its level six months ago and 2.0% below that of 12 months prior. Seems ...

Altair AM signs equity mandates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
It is understood that high-conviction Australian equities fund manager Altair Asset Management signed a $30 million managed accounts mandate with a financial planning group in December and an Australian equities mandate with an undisclosed industry ...

Privatisation backlash derails infra investing

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
Voter backlash against infrastructure recycling plans in recent (and current) state election campaigns is raising alarm bells within the superannuation sector. It was such a point of contention in the recent Queensland state election that most observers ...