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AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after US markets closed at record highs in their previous trading session. At 0815 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up nine points at 5077. In economic news on Monday ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
The Australian share market has rallied on the back of positive manufacturing data from the United States, undeterred by a weaker economic outlook from the federal government. The Australian share market was 0.7 per cent higher in early afternoon trade ...

Perpetual not concerned about ACCC initial report

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
Perpetual is not concerned about the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) preliminary views, which suggested that Perpetual's takeover bid for The Trust Company could harm market competition. "This is a natural step of the process," ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open substantially higher after sharp rallies on Wall Street following strong economic data from China, Europe and the US. A battery of better-than-expected headlines included data showing strong manufacturing activity ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
The Australian stock market has opened higher after economic data out of the US met investor expectations. The market was up 0.4 per cent after opening on Thursday, despite a 0.14 per cent fall on Wall Street. The US Federal Reserve announced overnight ...

Senior CBA exec puts blame on the bank for Storm disaster

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
Senior Commonwealth Bank (CBA) executive Ian Bailey declared that the bank's retail division had a role in the collapse of Storm Capital in January 2009. A document detailing an examination to Bailey by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat following gains on Wall Street after data showed second-quarter US gross domestic product grew better than had been expected. US GDP grew 1.7 per cent in the quarter, above the 1.1 per cent pace expected ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
Australian stocks are higher as the market reacts to heightened expectations of an interest rate cut in August. Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens on Tuesday hinted the central bank cut could cut the cash rate to a record low of 2.5 per ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
The Australian share market is set to open slightly higher despite a quiet night on Wall Street as investors wait for the outcome of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting. The September share price index futures contract is up seven points at 5,014. The ...

Govt to index military age pensions

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
The government has announced it will 'triple index' age pensions for retired non-veteran military personnel. The reform follows several Senate inquiries and already implemented reforms to retirement benefits for combat and disabled veterans. The Minister ...