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Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... growth. Rival Woolworths was also down, shedding 23 cents to $29.57. Shares in Seven West Media have been placed in a trading halt ahead of the announcement of a proposed capital raising.

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... two-week high. McCarthy said the market also appeared to taking the view that it was now "game on" for iiNet, with the stock trading above bid prices. Internet service provider iiNet was $1.05, or 12%, higher at $9.70 after rival M2 Group put forward ...

Volcker Alliance proposes new US regulator system

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... supervisory functions currently performed by the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Crucially, in its report the Volcker Alliance has called for the SEC and CFTC to be merged, for the OCC ...

Small cap fund opens to retail investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... universe of more than 1,300 listed companies. "The fund principally seeks to identify and invest in companies that are trading at a discount to their underlying intrinsic value," Phoenix managing director Stuart Cartledge said. "We will identify investments ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... "Positive sentiment rushed back into resource stocks this morning with spot iron ore surging overnight," Quay Equities head of trading Tristan K'Nell said. BHP Billiton was up 59 cents at $30.86, Rio Tinto was up 88.5 cents at $56.085, and Fortescue ...

Overseas investors flocking to Australian bonds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... that sovereign bonds were as expensive as they have ever been. He said in a large part this can be put down to Europe trading at negative yields. "We're less defensive when it comes to credit bonds. There are parts of the credit complex that add value. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... bounce almost half a US cent to 77.60 US cents and the sharemarket to slump from flat to 0.80% lower. Quay Equities head of trading Tristan K'Nell said the fact that inflation was not very low, the release of positive jobs figures last week and the looming ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... Bank's (RBA) minutes from its recent meeting signalled it was undecided about an interest rate cut. Quay Equities head of trading Tristan K'Nell said the RBA's minutes suggested a rate cut in May was a 50-50 chance, with strong jobs figures last week ...

The bad and the bad and the bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... bad emanates from the fear of a repeat of the experience of 16 January 2015 (Friday). Here was The Guardian's take the trading day after: "The Shanghai Composite Index sank 7.7% to 3,116.35 at close on Monday, after the China Securities Regulatory Commission ...

A fantabulous set of jobs numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... May cut or not an interesting game. How so? Because at the current A$/US$ exchange, the A$ is back to the levels it was trading at before the Australian central bank announced February's rate cut and after March and April's no rate cut disappointment. ...