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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... debt rating, sparking fresh concerns about the eurozone. Traders also took in their stride news of plunging investor confidence in eurozone powerhouse, Germany. In London the FTSE 100 index added 104 points, or 2.01 per cent, to close at 5,271.02 points. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... decision at 1430 AEST. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is scheduled to release its survey of investor confidence for the June quarter, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics issues data for international trade in goods and services ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... billion Hong Kong dollars ($A8.43 billion). SHANGHAI - Chinese shares fell for a sixth day Wednesday amid weak investor confidence following Wall Street's overnight decline. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index lost 28.68 points, or 1.18 per cent ...

No complaints for HK regulator

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... changes are managed properly, sensibly and transparently, we will find new business opportunities and re-build investor confidence," he said. Wheatley said the SFC would continue to work with other regulators worldwide to harmonise standards and approaches ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open in positive territory after investor confidence boost US stocks overnight. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 59 points higher at 4,642 points. In economics ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
... TransTasman Business Circle luncheon. In Australia on Monday, the share market closed sharply stronger on renewed investor confidence after a crisis package was agreed upon in Europe. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 119.1 points, or 2.66 per cent ...

CalPERS fights BoA directors election

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... during the Merrill Lynch merger and whom the pension fund supports. "The Bank of America board can restore investor confidence by demonstrating competence, independence and its ability to stay on top of challenges," Simpson said. "To do this, the company ...

Trust advocates long-term staff incentives

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... their businesses at a time when the wealth management industry is suffering from high staff turnover, weak investor confidence and regulatory changes around fiduciary duties. "We see ourselves holding a distinctive [advantage] in the market following ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... alleged fraud at Goldman Sachs, charges the company has forcefully rejected. News of a sharp pick-up in German investor confidence in April also helped after recent worries that Europe's powerhouse economy might have faltered in the first quarter. The ...

Super too complex to handle

MICHELLE BALTAZAR IS A MEDIA GUEST AT THE SECURITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ADELAIDE  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... Ashenden predicts that mandating planners as fiduciaries is inevitable and is, in fact, necessary to restore investor confidence. As for all the noise on new legislation, he said, "We need to use this regulatory process as an opportunity to get things ...