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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street rose despite a lacklustre US retail sales report and some disappointing earnings announcements. At 0805 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 25 points ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... open flat after Wall Street fell following disappointing German economic data and ahead of Wednesday's report on US retail sales. At 0804 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was up four points at 5,474. In local economic ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... analyst Juliana Roadley said. It fall also follows a more than 1.3 per cent slump on the local bourse on Friday. "The retail sales figures were better than expected, so we might see some of those retail consumer staples gaining a bit of ground," she ...

So good but for the wrong spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... manufacturing PMI reports released last night... and why stop when you're on a good thing... there's also the US weekly retail sales report and China's own official PMI manufacturing index to hold on to. That was until I stopped and looked at the actual ...

Third arrow, broken arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... surged as consumers went on a shopping spree ahead of the consumption tax rise only to fall sharply straight after. Retail sales dropped sharply to a bigger-than-expected 4.2% in the year to April after soaring by a hefty 11.0% in the previous month.A ...

IOOF appoints Perpetual exec to head Bridges

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... private clients. During his time with Perpetual he was also acting group executive for private wealth and head of retail sales. As chief executive, Langton will be responsible for setting the strategy for future growth within Bridges and driving the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... highest level since September 18, 2013. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets were narrowly mixed as disappointing US retail sales and unemployment data failed to lift sentiment. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies edged up 0.06 per cent to 6,843.11 ...

Henderson appoints head of retail sales

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
Henderson Global Investors has appointed Jordan Tang as head of retail distribution for its Australian business. Tang will be responsible for the distribution of investment capabilities across the company's retail channels and will report to Henderson ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... Frankfurt's DAX 30 edged up 0.04 per cent to 9,943.27 points, coming closer to the unbroken 10,000 barrier despite German retail sales unexpectedly falling. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies dropped 0.39 per cent to 6,844.51 points, penalised ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... 13.69 (0.33 per cent) to 4,130.17. Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at BMO Private Bank, said a report showing US retail sales rose by just 0.1 per cent in April was "modestly disappointing given that many investors are expecting an economic acceleration ...