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Market Wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015

... rest of the market, in particular the miners, are providing support on the back of a good Wall Street session on Friday night." He said falling expectations of a rate cut on Tuesday was also weighing on the banks. At 1020 AEST, Westpac fell $1.43 cents ...

Market wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 27 APR 2015

... iron ore prices have prompted investors to move into the resources sector following overseas share market gains on Friday night. "Mining and energy stocks are leading the market higher but gold stocks have taken some of the gloss off that performance," ...

Market wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015

... 50 per cent stake in the fuel distributor and seller. Miners are lower after iron ore prices fell four per cent on Friday night to their lowest point in more than seven years. "Again, the usual suspects are really paying the price of those falls," Le ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP | MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015

... first time in seven years. Australian stocks received positive leads from the US and European markets which gained on Friday night as low interest rates continue to push investors towards shares. Investors also were gaining confidence with central banks ...

Market wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014

... what's really important and that's earnings." On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.63 per cent on Friday night while the broad-based S&P 500 rose 1.29 per cent. Locally, Commonwealth Bank has added 80 cents to $77.34, ANZ has climbed ...

LMCI: a new indicator is born

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014

Mother's made an outing last Friday night in America - and she came bearing good tidings. Mother, of course, is the US non-farm payrolls report - considered "the mother of all economic statistics". US employment increased by 248K last month following ...

Market wrap

AAP | THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014

... could result in new stimulus measures for the eurozone economy. In the US, unemployment numbers are to be released on Friday night. "The hesitation from investors is likely to increase downside risk in the short term as lower volumes trading through ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014

... September share price index futures contract was down 10 points at 5,599. Wall Street stocks closed mostly lower on Friday night following a cautious appraisal of the US jobs market by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and increased tensions over Ukraine ...

China's winning

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014

... year to July from 26.1% in the previous month. But the PBOC is not letting up. According to Forbes magazine, "On Friday night, the PBOC announced some selective easing measures designed to encourage loans to small business and the agriculture sector. ...

Market wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014

... said. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 0.72 per cent while the broad-based S&P 500 dropped 0.48 per cent on Friday night, following surprisingly weak earnings reports from Amazon and Visa, in particular. "Investors are waiting to take cues from ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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