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FOMC - Fed Outs Market Confusion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013

Aussie investors should have 90% of equity portfolio overseas

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... compelling in recent times. Moore highlights the difference in valuations between Commonwealth Bank, an Aussie favourite trading on 3.5 times book value and European bank ING, which is trading at half book value. "Half book value means that if ING liquidated ...

Trading platform bids to raise industry transparency standards

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
A new initiative calling on all financial services firms to boost transparency has been launched by online trading specialist Saxo Capital Markets Australia (Saxo). Saxo will send a quarterly review to all its clients to check between clients' trading ...

Market Wrap AM

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... Coca-Cola Amatil are slated to release first half results. The National Australia Bank is scheduled to give its third quarter trading update. In Australia, the market on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 1.4 points, or 0.03 per cent, lower at ...

Bendigo records $350 million in profits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... increase from FY 20112 results. But despite this increase, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank managing director Mike Hirst said trading conditions were difficult. "Consumer confidence and demand for credit remains low, and competition remains very strong for ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... results, and Santos and APN News & Media are due to post their first half results, while the ANZ is slated to provide a trading update. In Australia, the market on Thursday edged lower due to mixed reactions to corporate earnings reports. The benchmark ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... the US economy. Tokyo shares closed up 1.32 per cent, or 183.16 points, at 14,050.16 because of bargain-hunting in late trading on Wednesday and with a weak yen continuing to support the bourse. Seoul closed up 0.57 per cent, or 10.88 points, at 1,923.91. ...

Super fund fortunes shift on FX exposure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... trends; 67% of respondents expect the AUD/USD to fall from current levels, although 77% believe it's not in a new, higher trading range." The timing of NAB's survey was in some ways unfortunate, as it concluded just days before the dollar began to plummet ...

PM Capital boosted by beer and Las Vegas property

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... balance sheet. "Rarely does a stock with such great investment potential come around. US property companies have been trading at 10-times-earnings. That's way too bearish," Moore said. PM Capital also bought shares in US banks with big mortgage lending ...

Study shows dark pools benefit markets at low volumes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
Low levels of trading in dark pools actually improve market quality, according to a new study by Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC). The independent academic centre for capital market research's findings follow concerns from some traders ...