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China's winning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... Composite Index's up by 5.1% this year to date and the yuan's reversing its decline against the greenback -- it's currently trading at 6.1536 against the US dollar, up 1.7% from this year's low of 6.2593 it hit back in May.

Humanitarian you, humanitarian me too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... from prolonged warfare." Indeed! Then again, Sun Tzu penned this before the invention of nukes. If the US/EU and Russia's trading of sanctions for sanctions escalate into an all-out war, then global economic growth and equity, bond, currency, and commodity ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... main index dropped below the psychologically important 9,000-points level for the first time since March. By close of trading, DAX index had clawed back earlier losses to end down 0.33 per cent at 9,009.32 points. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index shed ...

All about the slack

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... were enough to take Wall Street up again after getting knocked down the previous day through to the open of last night's trading activity... and then the dip buyers pounced. But to quote Popeye (toot toot), "enough is enough and enough is too much".. ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... BHP recovered earlier losses to gain seven cents to $38.08 but Fortescue fell four cents to $4.66 while Rio Tinto was trading flat at $65.33. Mining services business Ausdrill sank 11 cents, or 10.33, to $0.955 after the company flagged another profit ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... in Kalgoorlie, WA. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Tuesday fell for a third consecutive trading day despite the US and Europe providing positive leads. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 22.3 points, or 0.40 per cent ...

SFGA shareholders approve IOOF acquisition proposal

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... so that the Scheme becomes effective on Wednesday 6 August 2014. This will result in SFGA shares being suspended from trading on the ASX. At the Scheme meeting SFGA chairman Peter Promnitz said that "this is a significant step in the journey of SFG Australia ...

Mercer appoints two independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... identified as essential for our future growth and success." "Melissa enjoyed a successful executive career in financial markets trading with Deutsche Bank and Bankers Trust and has gained valuable experience through her board positions with Swiss Re ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
The Australian share market is trading flat, though marked by a plunge in the shares of insurer QBE. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the local bourse was "as flat as a tack". He said overseas leads had been okay, but a profit downgrade ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
The Australian share market is lower as investors take profits after its seven day run of gains. "Most sectors are trading in the red as there's a broad-based sell off," Bell Direct equities analyst Leanne Jones said. "Investors are taking profits and ...