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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... a little bit of a reality check today," he told AAP. The trading range is tight among the sectors, with only telecommunication stocks up slightly and no sector more than 0.8 per cent down. The big miners fell as the iron ore price hit $US88 a tonne and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... geopolitics cannot be ignored." HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares have closed 0.62 per cent higher, with a surge in telecommunication stocks - prompted by gains in China Mobile - lifting the benchmark index to a six-year high. The Hang Seng Index added 153.58 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... the local market, Telstra, Crown and Fairfax all unveiled solid full year profits, while Optus owner Singapore Telecommunication released first quarter results. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the US markets were buoyed by an easing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street rose despite a lacklustre US retail sales report and some disappointing earnings announcements. At 0805 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 25 points ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
The share market was slightly weaker at noon after falls on Wall Street overnight and poor spending data in the US provided negative leads. A higher iron ore price has given some miners a boost, while energy, telecommunications and utilities are doing ...

Financial services falling behind in online transactions

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
The financial services industry is lagging behind other sectors in online business transactions, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The report -- Summary of IT Use and Innovation in Australian Business ...

When Maslow's Theory and Marketing Collide

Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest are costs." - Peter Drucker, father of modern management and marketing If marketing is so important to a business, why is it often the first thing cut when times are tough? Why chop one of two things ...

AMP gives SMSFs access to property and corporate bonds

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... and industrial property. The corporate bond fund gives access to corporate bonds from finance, utilities and telecommunication providers. "The corporate bond fund will suit investors whose goals aren't being met through cash and term deposits," AMP Capital ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a mixed performance on Wall Street ahead of key US jobs figures. At 0645 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 5,447. Locally in economic news on Friday ...

Michael Hintze to join Financial Systems Inquiry

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
The founder and chief executive of global fund manager CQS Sir Michael Hintze is one of four appointments that have been made to an advisory panel to support the Financial Systems Inquiry (FSI). The International Advisory Panel will provide an expert ...