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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... $7.83 after lifting sales revenue and production during the December quarter, despite a sharp slide in oil prices. Among the banks, Commonwealth Bank was up 74 cents at $85.97, Westpac had lifted 27 cents to $34.13, National Australia Bank was 33 cents ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... was a bit larger than the market was expecting. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed higher as mining companies, banks and energy producers performed strongly.. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 26.5 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 5,419.9 points. ...

Atchison Consultants appoints senior consultant

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... funds and domestic and global property securities funds. Lawrence has previously worked for property fund managers, large banks, rating houses and listed REITs, and is a past member of the Executive of the Property Funds Association of Australia, the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
The share market is higher as miners, energy producers and banks enjoy gains. Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton are higher after encouraging quarterly production reports earlier this week, while energy stocks benefitted from improvements in crude oil prices. ...

AMP Capital issues deflation warning

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... as global prices fall. However, Oliver reassures that sustained 1930s or Japanese style deflation is unlikely as central banks in Europe and Japan continue to pursue quantitative easing strategies which promote inflation, while the US, China and India ...

Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... end (open-ended) depending on which report you read. Who bears the risk? The ECB alone or... shared with national central banks? Which sovereign bonds to buy? All or... excluding Greece and countries with still high debt and deficits - the same ones ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... Oil Search lost eight cents to $7.41 and Santos dropped two cents to $7.37 following a fall in oil prices. Among the major banks, ANZ had fallen gained 27 cents to $31.78 while Commonwealth Bank had climbed $1.09 to $84.59, Westpac had added 42 cents ...

Advisers closely watching mFund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... explained that the main reason he does not use mFund is because "there is not a big enough selection," even if the big four banks and AMP Capital have released some of its funds. However, he expects that the service will take off as more managers join ...

Tech "arms race" to spur banking competition

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
Only banks with sufficient scale will survive the technology "arms race," the increase in competition and the entrance of non-traditional players, according to an EY global banking outlook for 2015. "The expense of competing, combined with declining ...

What if SMSFs flocked to global equities in 2015?

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... less important," Credit Suisse said. As a consequence, "the core positions for Selfies (we believe they are the four big banks and Telstra) will probably suffer the most and a lack of Selfie demand may even undermine the banks efforts to re-capitalise ...