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Market wrap Early AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... figures from the United States showed signs of economic recovery. US manufacturing expanded for the second straight month in October, boosted by higher demand, while consumer confidence surged to a five-year high. At 0654 AEDT on Friday, the December ...

ASIC seeks adviser feedback on FOFA code of conduct

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... Advice: Approval of codes of conduct for exemption from opt-in requirement consultation paper 191, which was released late October, is relevant to advisers who are considering submitting either a new or existing code for approval. Peter Kell, commissioner ...

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... the trade price indexes for the September quarter, the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) index of commodity prices for October is due out as is the Australian Industry Group/Pricewaterhouse's performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for October. In equities ...

Investor confidence hits 14 year low

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... professor Kenneth Froot, who co-developed the index. "This month's reading is 1.5 points below the previous low set in October of 2008," said Froot. "Institutional investors continue to display a pronounced, almost secular desire to reallocate away from ...

Aligned or independent: Advisers must be relevant

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... sentiment a group of industry practitioners shared with delegates in the final hours of the AFA Conference on Tuesday 30 October. While size clearly provides greater opportunity for scale and fully integrated service offerings, Peter Walther of Professional ...

Push... pussshh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012

Sandy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... labour market. We'll get an update on the US employment situation later this week. Predictions are for a 114,000 gain in October payrolls and a slight tick up in the unemployment rate to 7.9% from 7.8% in the previous month. Our thoughts and prayers ...

Not long now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... and give Romney the runs. The numbers Obama expects to beat and Romney prays he doesn't - plus 124,000 jobs gained in October and a slight increase in the unemployment rate to 7.9%. The good news here is that once the elections are over, it'll remove ...

Wilson HTM deals to Mariner concerns

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... to the ASX that its offer represents a 28.42% premium to the value-weighted price of Wilson shares in the month to 24 October. "We have a strategic plan to restore value to the company and I believe that for all intents and purposes it addresses all ...

Fed decides not to decide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... confirmed by Markit Economics' flash estimate of US PMI - released overnight - that showed the index rising to 51.3 in October from 51.1 in the previous month. "Growth in employment has been slow, and the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household ...