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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher. At 1010 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 25.1 points, or 0.47 per cent, at 5,346.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 24.1 points, or 0.45 per cent, at 5,325.3. On the ...

Slides can be fun too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... interest rates, note that the inflation component in the report showed input prices contracting - down to 44.5 from 53.5 in October - thanks to lower oil prices. It's not only economy numero uno that would benefit from cheaper oil. Economy numero dos ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell on poor Black Friday sales and a China manufacturing slowdown. At 0819 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 15 points at 5,227. US sales came in less ...

Lonsec awards 'Recommended' rating to property ETF

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
The Market Vectors Australian Property Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) has been awarded a 'Recommended' rating by Lonsec. Lonsec highlighted the fund's use of a capped-weighted methodology and the ability to access the largest and most liquid Australian ...

Healthcare investment options limited despite Medibank IPO

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
The Medibank initial public offering (IPO) boosted Australia's healthcare investment offering, but it also highlighted shortfalls in the local market. The offer raised $5.679 billion, making it the second largest float on record in Australia after Telstra ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after the OPEC oil cartel decided not to cut output despite a supply gut and falling crude prices. At 0825 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was down 17 points at 5,397. Wall ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a lacklustre performance on Wall Street after the release of disappointing economic data. At 0908 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was unchanged at 5,407. The US ...

Minute slip on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
Either they're plain lazy or just simply stupid! Like a dog with a bone, they got it and... ran away with it. I refer to some (thankfully, not most today) financial headlines that connected Wall Street's dip overnight to the Fed's deflation concerns. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fluctuated as the Federal Reserve's minutes show many policymakers see the need to watch for inflation. At 0905 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down ...

Van Eyk collapse brings down AWI chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
The chairman of Australasian Wealth Investments (AWI) has resigned in the wake of the collapse of van Eyk Research, with a replacement to be voted on at AWI's annual general meeting (AGM) in November. According to AWI, the board has asked iPac Securities ...