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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... report for March. At 0805 AEDT on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,404. US Commerce Department data showed the nation's trade deficit for February jumped to $US42.3 billion ($A45.87 billion) from $US39.3 billion ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... economic news on Thursday, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens is scheduled to address the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AMCHAM) business luncheon in Brisbane. The Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release February retail ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... direction, investors were given a lift by better-than expected data on the US retail sector, a key driver of the economy. The Commerce Department said durable goods orders rose 2.2 per cent in February from the previous month, beating forecasts of a ...

SEC prioritises cybersecurity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... said. Cybersecurity awareness has grown as an issue following US senator Jay Rockefeller, who is chair of the Senate Commerce committee, writing to the SEC a year ago warning that "investors deserve to know whether companies are effectively addressing ...

CareSuper reshuffles board, appoints first female chair

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... as chairman of Asset Super, and as a director and president of the NSW Business Chamber and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... sales data. At 0812 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was down 25 points at 5,390. The US Commerce Department said sales from wholesalers fell 1.9 per cent in January, the biggest drop in four years. In local economic news ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... is due out. Meanwhile, Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce is slated to be the guest at the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Tuesday rose modestly as investors awaited on further developments ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
... otherwise have expected to be firm," he said. Investors fear that an escalation of the Ukraine crisis could interrupt world commerce and trade flows, which would affect confidence and company profitability, he said. Among the major banks, Commonwealth ...

ACCI board appoints new CEO

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has appointed of Kate Carnell to the position of chief executive officer. Carnell will take up the Canberra based appointment in May 2014. "The appointment has been made following a comprehensive recruitment ...

Sinodinos announces SuperStream governance structure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... challenge of implementing the next stage of SuperStream, which involves sending superannuation contributions using e-commerce," AIST executive manager, policy and research, David Haynes said. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) ...