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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... directions. "Financial markets had a mixed response to the lack of news flow last night," she said. "The likelihood that central banks are unlikely to add to stimulus may have continued to weigh on equity markets after the Bank of Japan left its aggressive ...

Aust shares open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... buying move in as there would be a fair bit of value-seeking out there." Virtually all sectors were down with the major banks, representing four out of the six largest stocks on the bourse, particularly punished after their recent record-high run. National ...

More Asian HNWs enlisting private banks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
Asian high net worth (HNW) investors are increasingly enlisting the services of private banks to manage their wealth, according to Australian banking research and advisory firm East & Partners. In May 2013, East & Partners interviewed 949 C-suite executives ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... third-largest economy was "picking up". LONDON - European stocks fell sharply as investors grew increasingly concerned key central banks would step back from stimulus efforts that have been helping boost markets all year. Sentiment turned sour early ...

Fracking shock in store for US

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... Beazley points out that the end of US stimulus would mean the economy was returning to full health. "The major investment banks in the US have already recovered profits to pre-GFC levels and the performance of the housing and automotive sectors are encouraging," ...

Aussie shares weaken ahead of long weekend

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... executive Andrew Mackenzie's address to Melbourne Mining Club in London. Rival Rio Tinto lost 33 cents to $53.74. The big banks were mixed, with Commonwealth Bank shedding 27 cents to $65.88 and National Australia Bank losing eight cents to $28.67. But ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... unnerved by the US dollar's sharp fall against the euro and yen, which came after both the European and British central banks kept monetary policies unchanged. LONDON - European equities fell after the European Central Bank and Bank of England kept interest ...

Free service may help advisers bypass FoFA costs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... laundering and counter-terrorism rules, we can use that to prepopulate forms for any institution." Curve's revenue comes from banks, which use Curve as a scout for funds. Murray denied this was a convoluted way of providing advice on commission, even ...

Challenger in $602m alliance with Federation shopping malls

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
Challenger has entered into an agreement to buy half shares in six Federation shopping malls in a deal worth $602 million. The asset manager will take a 50% stake in regional shopping centres in Bankstown and Roselands in New South Wales as well as ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
The Australian stock market has opened lower, led by falls among the major miners and big retail banks. The market took its cues from Wall Street, where US stocks slid about half a per cent and falls in key commodities such as oil and gold. Market players ...