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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite a rally in US stocks with the Dow closing its last session at a fresh record high. At 0805 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was flat at 5,445. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen made upbeat comments about the American economy. US equity markets recovered some losses after Dr Yellen told Congress overnight that the US economy is on track ...

PROFILE: Actuaries Institute CEO David Bell

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
In April the Actuaries Institute launched an advertising campaign painting actuaries as the 'rock stars of the 21st Century'. FourA months into the role, new chief executiveA David Bell tells James Fernyhough what heA hopes the campaign will achieve. ...

Australian ETF industry passes $11 billion milestone

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
Total funds in the Australian exchange traded fund (ETF) market surged to $11.13 billion in April, an almost 50% increase from 12 months ago. According to the latest ASX Funds Monthly Update, over $1 billion has flowed into ASX-listed in 2014, with ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
The Australian market is set to open lower after Wall Street dropped on concerns about the US tech sector and disappointing earnings from insurance giant AIG. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 25 points ...

Promises promises and broken promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
Were you not as surprised as I was? I bet you weren't Virginia, not even your uncle and his dog, when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced that it was doing nothing - it left the official cash rate steady at 2.5%. While the RBA mostly stuck ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street gained despite continuing concern over escalating tension in Ukraine and poor industrial data from China. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up nine ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a negative close on Wall Street as increased Ukraine tensions overshadowed strong US jobs figures. At 0810 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was up seven points at 5,454. ...

Mother doesn't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... mainly due to the a whopping 806K job seekers dropping out of the labour force.A The participation rate fell to 62.8% in April - the lowest level in 36 years -- from 63.2 in the previous month. Not good 'ey? Wait! There's more to this too. US average ...

CBA likely to appoint from within for CIO role

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) chief information officer Michael Harte will leave the group on mid-2014 to take up the role of chief operations and technology officer of Barclays Bank in London. It is likely that the replacement will come from within the CBA ...