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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... slumped to an 11-year low against the US dollar after anti-austerity party Syriza won the Greek election, sparking fears the country could end up exiting the eurozone. Frankfurt's DAX 30 index jumped 1.40 per cent to a new record close of 10,798.33 points ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... expectations and barely missed the target," ANZ economist Liu Li-Gang said. "This result is not too bad." However, the country's National Bureau of Statistics chief, Ma Jiantang, told reporters that "we should also be aware that the domestic and international ...

That other surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... to 5.0% in December. Now who're those peddling that cheap oil is bad? And it gets better. Recent reports show that the country's merchandise trade deficit has narrowed to US$9.4 billion in December - down 44.3% from a month earlier and 7.8% from December ...

So sure it's certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... about half are shipped to the euro area) and putting greater downward pressure on already declining consumer prices. The country's annual inflation rate had been at or below zero since September last year and stood at minus 0.3% in December. To be sure ...

More Australians to invest in China

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
... US should be denominated in RMB, and "one way for China to encourage foreigners to borrow in RMB is by liberalising the country's capital markets."

ASIC imposes conditions on Guardian Advice

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015
... with advice, we will take action." The licence conditions imposed on the company, which has 130,000 clients across the country, follow an ASIC review of the life insurance industry that found the need for higher standards to ensure the interests of consumers ...

Murray's FSI: consumers win round one

ALEX DUNNIN  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... at this morning's media conference announcing the release of the report it's clear who won this fight: consumers by a country mile. I lost count of how many times Murray spoke of the "paradigm shift", "information asymmetry" and how the financial system ...

ATO exec leaves to join consulting firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... Consulting director and co-founder Allan McPherson said. "The boom in SMSFs means accountants and advisers across the country need to constantly update their skills and expertise," he added. Forsyth's responsibilities at the ATO included active compliance ...

High-calibre superannuation: 2014 CIO and COO Award recipients announced

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... He also announced that next year, there will be a third award, with the organisers recognising the achievements ofA the country's top superannuation chief financial officer (CFO). "The volatility in global markets and corporate Australia has upped the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... lifted 17 cents to $30.41 after it bought itself a foothold in China's growing wine and drinks market, acquiring one of the country's largest alcoholic drinks distributors. Mining giant BHP Billiton was off four cents at $30.36 $, Rio Tinto backtracked ...