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Positive contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
Running of the bulls. Peppered with undeniably wonderful set of numbers, Wall Street couldn't have it any other way overnight. The Dow closed 1.2 per cent higher - the biggest daily advance in about a month - the S&P 500 surged 1.4 per cent and the ...

No pleasing Mr. Market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
Not happy Jan! Mr. Market still refuses to put on his happy hat. You and I Virginia would have thought that with the big positive developments that has transpired last week, Mr. Market wouldn't be worrying at being happy and Wall Street would at the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
Australian stocks are expected to open lower on Monday following a weak lead from the US and most major world markets. At 0733 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 47 points lower at 4,499. In economic news ...

Emerging markets look expensive: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
David Bassanese's exchange traded fund (ETF) research found emerging market stocks are starting to get expensive but it remains bullish on local equities. The Pennywise Investment January report said the price-to-book value across emerging market stocks ...

One down, more to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
There were no surprises contained in the Fed's statement after it concluded its two-day FOMC meeting overnight. Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief. One down! "The Committee will maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
Australian stocks are expected to open higher on Thursday with the Federal Reserve's positive statements about the state of the economic recovery in the US driving gains on Wall Street. At 0804 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price ...

Credit Suisse supercharges Japanese trades

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
Credit Suisse broking and investment banking clients can complete Tokyo-listed share trades 750 times faster than the average person's reaction speed after the firm upgraded its trading technology. The AES Velocity equities technology provides clients ...

AXA pushes into Romanian life market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
AXA has entered the Romanian life insurance market by purchasing Omniasig Life, which represents $18 million in premiums. Launched in 1997, Omniasig Life sells protection products that are sold through a network of 1,400 life agents. The purchase is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
Australian stocks are likely to open weaker on Wednesday after the Australia Day public holiday, with Wall Street losing ground in late trade to post a decline. At 0827 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 33 ...

Standard Life fined $4m for bad marketing

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010
The UK financial services regulator has fined Standard Life Assurance more than $4 million for releasing misleading marketing information that resulted in approximately 98,000 people believing they were invested in pure cash assets. The Financial Services ...