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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... inflation data released had weakened the market by pushing the Australian dollar higher. The Australian dollar broke new ground above 110 US cents after the release of the inflation figures, which showed the consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.9 per cent ...

UK should raise state pension age to 70: PwC

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... post-war baby boomer generation beginning to retire while life expectancy rises. The UK's ratio of working age people to those above state pension age is set to fall from 3.6 in 2010 to around 2.4 in 2050.

JB Global submits to independent review

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... continue to be fully committed to ensure the high ethical standard that is the cornerstone of our company is maintained and above all abide by all the laws governing the industry," he said.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... expected European banks had failed stress tests, while the euro suffered fresh selling pressure and gold hit a record high above $1,600 an ounce. Hong Kong fell 0.32 per cent, or 70.63 points, to 21,804.75, Shanghai fell 0.12 per cent, or 3.48 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... JPMorgan Chase & Co. rose 1.8 per cent after the bank reported that higher investment banking fees raised its net income above analysts' expectations. ConocoPhillips rose 1.6 per cent after the country's third-largest oil company said it would split ...

QE3 - yes, no, maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... volatile four-week moving average of claims fell to 423,250 from 427,000 - it is heading in the right direction but still above the 400K that is regarded as the magic number that would reduce unemployment. Point for QE3. US retail sales inched up by ...

ASIC warns it will act on rogue ETF pricing

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... potential misconduct 22 times over orders on exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with the main issues being trading significantly above or below the price of the underlying index and algorithmic trading issues. This was nearly double the 14 actions involving ...

Yale returns tough to replicate: academic

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... used to make comparison between asset classes meaningful. With alternative assets and hedge funds in particular breaking above $1 trillion worldwide Dr Phalippou said better performance measures are essential. "I would encourage the private equity industry ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... year. In Spain banking shares were also the worst hit. But the big news was on Spanish 10-year bonds, where yields rose above six per cent for the first time since 1997. In Paris, all companies comprising the leading CAC-40 index fell. In Brussels, eurozone ...

Carbon tax ready companies to produce profits

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... since the carbon tax announcement with Ceramic Fuel Cells and Carnegie Wave Energy up around 15% and 20%, respectively, above Friday's closing price while Geodynamics is up 25% today. The carbon tax, as announced in full detail yesterday, will see heavy ...