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Market wrap open

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
Australian share market has opened lower in the wake of disappointing Chinese trade data and escalating concern over Ukraine. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the lower open was "a no-brainer". "There's just a raft of negative factors just weighing ...

Asia Funds Passport on shaky ground

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... place with one another and see the European UCITS model as the best means of exporting their own financial services to the West. The Asia Funds Passport also has associated set-up costs. Stockell believes that even if Australia was successful in clearing ...

Westpac appoints deputy CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
Westpac Group has created the role of deputy chief executive officer to address strategic issues such as the Financial System Inquiry and regulatory change. The current chief financial officer Phil Coffey will start in the new role of deputy chief executive ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a mainly positive lead from Wall Street as investors weighed improved unemployment claims data ahead of a key monthly jobs report. At 0820 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract ...

Crimea makes it domestic

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... (65% according to some reports) of the province's population Russians, guess which way the majority would vote? What's the West gonna do if the referendum gets an "aye" vote to secede? Certainly, they can no longer blame it on the Putin... and they'll ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
The Australian market has opened weaker due to falls by the mining giants and a soft lead from Wall Street. CMC Markets chief analyst Ric Spooner said the Australian market was returning to a more stable level after the volatility caused by political ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
The Australian market has rallied strongly after Russian president Vladimir Putin announced he had no plans to invade Ukraine. BBY client adviser Henry Jennings said Wall Street and European markets had rallied strongly after Mr Putin played down the ...

MySuper authorisations reaches 117

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
There are now 117 authorised MySuper products with corporate funds now entering the product class. The latest information on MySuper authorisations from the regulator APRA shows that of the 17 new authorisations since December 2013 that 13 are for corporate ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... to the situation in Ukraine would depend on what happened next. Mr Spooner said military engagement, the Russians moving west from Crimea or any threats to gas supplies could affect global markets. Locally, the market has reacted to news that the federal ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
The sharemarket is lower as the crisis in Ukraine worsens, causing investors to practice extreme caution. Ukraine is on the brink of war with Russia, which is threatening to invade Ukraine in the wake of the ouster of Kremlin-backed president Viktor ...