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Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... figures. In equities news, Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce is among speakers at the AMP Amplify Festival breakfast, and Seven West Media holds a general meeting for vote on early redemption of convertible preference shares by Seven Group. In Australia ...

Winter of our discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... final quarter of last year. While we've all been given the excuse of the severe winter weather, the strong US dollar, the West Coast shipping strike and "erroneous seasonal adjustment" for another one of those weak first quarter in America... certainly ...

Bargain hunters drive strong market gains

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... Fortescue Metals was flat at $2.43. Telstra had gained eight cents to $6.23. Ten had put on half a cent to 23 cents, while Seven West Media was 4.5 cents stronger at $1.26 and Fairfax Media was two cents higher at $1.03.

Infocus looking to expand advice services

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
Infocus Wealth Management says it is in discussion with organisations and employer groups to further its outsourced financial advice services nationally. The announcement comes on top of Infocus now providing its financial advice services to industry ...

Executive appointment round-up

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
A new general manager for Godfrey Pembroke and a reshuffle at the top of First State Super led a raft of big appointment stories this week. NAB confirms new Godfrey Pembroke GM - Alan Logan, who has held executive positions at ANZ Advice & Distribution ...

Shares lower at lunch time

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
The Australian share market is trading lower despite gains on US markets overnight. "It (the market) started with a bit of enthusiasm but petered away very quickly," Phillip Capital senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said. He said there appeared ...

Market lower in broad sell-off

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
The Australian share market has opened lower, led downwards by market heavyweight BHP Billiton. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the Australian market was experiencing a broad-based sell-off. "We've had two positive days off very light volumes," ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open lower following sharp losses on Wall Street. At 0650 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 30 points at 5,748. Wall Street stocks fell one per cent on a strengthening US ...

CBA exec to head Westpac Institutional Bank

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
A top Commonwealth Bank (CBA) executive has been appointed group executive of Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB) following the departure of Rob Whitfield. CBA executive general manager of retail products and third party banking Lyn Cobley will head WIB ...

Shares higher on US rate outlook

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
The Australian share market is higher as investors return to high yield stocks, including the major banks. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said stocks were also supported by comments from US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen that the Federal ...