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Van Eyk stake hurts AWI earnings

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... Eyk Research has weighed on the company's earnings performance, its latest quarterly update shows. AWI owns roughly a third of the troubled ratings business, which went into liquidation in October. "As indicated previously, the current value of van ...

G20, FTA and Vlad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... we have China's economy on the slow lane, the eurozone in a parking lot (latest figures show real GDP barely moved in the third quarter - up 0.2% from the second and 0.8% year-on-year) and Japan's could show that it's in reverse and still chasing its ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... Milan jumped 0.97 per cent and Madrid edged up 0.07 per cent. France and Germany narrowly avoided a new recession in the third quarter, while the broader 18-nation eurozone also faces anaemic growth with just a 0.2 per cent expansion. Eurozone inflation ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... Gamble $4.7 billion worth of P&G shares to take over Duracell. Wal-Mart Stores shares surged 4.7 per cent on forecast-beating third-quarter earnings. The huge retailer overcame a fall in US store traffic with price rises and strong gains in its small ...

Insurance industry has trust issues

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
Australian insurance companies rank second last for the level of trust their customers have in them, according to a new survey by EY. The global professional services company surveyed around 24,000 consumers from 30 countries. Australia recorded one ...

Forward guidance at its best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... being supported by the combination of lower effective interest rates, a strong labour market and improved pay prospects." "Third, investment growth is strong... That reflects expanding demand, improved credit conditions and the clarity that interest ...

Sally Loane new CEO of the Financial Services Council

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... of influence in the debate on the tax and federation white papers a^' an area which is well overdue for reform. "And the third is to contribute to Australia's future economicA growth through building the right regulatory architecture so Australian can ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... records but internet broadband carriers were hit hard by President Barack Obama's call for tough net neutrality rules. For the third straight session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average broke its all-time closing record, gaining 39.81 points (0.23 per ...

SSgA warns of equity market complacency

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
The head of State Street Global Advisors' (SSgA) top performing Australian equity team has warned investors against complacency as the fund manager's flagship Active Australian Equities Fund celebrates its fifth anniversary. SSgA Asia-Pacific head of ...

Ruble trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... Russia, like its BRIC amigo - Brazil - faces stagflation. Growth in Russia's economy slowed to a mere 0.2% in the year to the third quarter (from 2.0% at the end of last year) while inflation has sped up to an annual rate of 8.3% last month from 6.1% ...