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Gunns chair pleads guilty to insider trading

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
John Gay, the former chairman of forestry company Gunns Limited, has pleaded guilty to insider trading. In December 2009, Gay sold 3.4 million shares in Gunns when he had inside information that the company's was faring poorly. When the company's half-year ...

Listed property funds unlikely to repeat returns

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... managers have indicated that the Sector's strong returns over the past 12 months has increased the number of securities trading above fair value, and therefore the magnitude of returns over the past 12 months are unlikely to be replicated in the coming ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after US markets closed at record highs in their previous trading session. At 0815 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up nine points at 5077. In economic news on Monday ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... said. "It's hoping against hope that they've heard as much bad news as they're going and get." The big four banks were all trading higher, after falling on Thursday amid speculation of a bank deposit levy. Commonwealth Bank was 52 cents higher to $73.64 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
The Australian share market is slightly lower in early trading as investors await a key economic meeting and the release of data in the United States later this week. "We're looking at a fairly cautious trading day ahead of some key market events coming ...

Data diarrhoea

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013

North Asian cyclical stocks 'unjustifiably cheap'

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... that different geographies were showing huge disparities in valuation between them. The ASEAN nations, for instance, are trading at a premium of 1.5 times while the Philippines -- the most expensive region - is trading at double the average. "Cyclicals ...

SFG to look at WHK acquisition after reporting season

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... with WHK." In May, SFGA managing director Tony Fenning already said that four earnings downgrades and WHK's disappointing trading announcement on 29 April 2013 led to the decision to suspend discussions. "The revision of offer was made after we looked ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... lift the local sharemarket. CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the market had now started nine of the past 11 trading session higher. He said mining stocks were leading the way thanks to gains in commodity prices. "The mining sector is the focus ...

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
It's another trading day for the record books on Wall Street. And this despite last night's weak reports - existing home sales fell by 1.2% to a less than expected 5.1 million annualised rate in June and the Chicago Fed National Activity Index remained ...