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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower despite a rise in US stocks, although concerns about a possible military strike on Syria cut into Wall Street's early gains. At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was ...

The Trust Company to consider IOOF offer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
The Trust Company board will meet to consider IOOF buyout offer, which has stepped into the race to buy The Trust Company with a proposal it regards as superior to those of Equity Trustees and Perpetual. IOOF offer to buy the totality of The Trust Company ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after European bourses made sharp gains on upbeat Chinese and eurozone economic data, and receding investor concerns over a US intervention in Syria. Wall Street was closed for the Labor Day public holiday. ...

30 days hath September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... transpired on the first trading day of September. What transpired was equity markets jumped on the first trading day of September - European stocks soared closer to 2%, those in Tokyo by 1.4% and in Australia by more than 1%.A Too bad for Wall Street ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
The Australian stock market has started the week on a positive note thanks to stronger than expected Chinese manufacturing data. Commonwealth Bank market analyst Steven Daghlian said the market received a boost from the release of official Chinese manufacturing ...

ASIC concerned over "pockets" of poor SMSF advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has found "concerning pockets of poor advice" which involve recommendations that self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors gear into real property. ASIC's commissioner Greg Tanzer said that ...

September morn' or September mourn?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
"So, are you going to tighten by Labor Day?" Tonight we're going back to the future.A Going back to that fateful day on the 22nd of May -- when Texas Republican and head of the Joint Economics Committee Kevin Brady posed this question upon US Federal ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after disappointing consumer spending news helped pull US stocks lower in a quiet end to the market's worst month in more than a year. At 0805 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Deutsche Bank dismisses mining fears

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
Mining companies are poised for reasonable growth next year provided commodity prices don't take a nose dive, according to Deutsche Bank strategist Tim Baker. Speaking at a reporting season round-up lunch in Sydney, he said that recent weakness in the ...

EQT takes the hit on the battle for Trust

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
Equity Trustees (EQT) has taken a hit during its acquisition battle for The Trust Company, while other contender, Perpetual, has reported strong results.. EQT's full year results reveal that the costs of the proposal for the acquisition of The Trust ...