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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell on renewed anxiety over falling oil prices and the rising US dollar. At 0805 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down 11 points at 5,801. In local economic ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
The share market is lower, with falls in all sectors, despite a strong lead from Wall Street. The US market rallied overnight on shockingly low retail sales data, which bolstered the case for keeping US interest rates low. The Australian market enjoyed ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street lifted following disappointing retail sales figures which bolstered the case for keeping US interest rates low. At 0803 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was ...

It might just be a matter of time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
It's back! That old familiar "good is bad and bad is good" trade on The Street. Stronger-than-expected US payrolls growth equals June interest rate lift off - Wall Street not happy camper. Weaker-than-expected and third consecutive monthly decline in ...

PBOC to QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
"He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot will be victorious." - Lao Tzu, 'The Art of War' That "when" to fight must be nigh. Rumour has it that the People's Bank of China (PBOC) is preparing its own QE programme - prompted by the PBOC's recent ...

BNP becomes First Super custodian

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
Industry fund First Super has appointed BNP Paribas Securities Services as custodian, replacing NAB Asset Servicing. The $2 billion fund chose BNP because of its "suite of reporting, risk management and analytics [which will] enable the trust to meet ...

APRA deputy chair criticises life insurance sales culture

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
Sales culture in the life insurance industry is undermining standards of good practice, according to APRA deputy chair Ian Laughlin. Speaking at the Actuaries Institute's Insights Session on 3 March, Laughlin said that the industry's focus on "sales ...

PM Capital CEO leaves, replacement announced

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
PM Capital chief executive Chris Donohoe was moved to an institutional sales role at the end of 2014 and stepped down shortly after. Donohoe, who was also a shareholder in the firm and had worked there for 14 years, stepped down at the end of 2014 ...

NSW to receive $2 billion infrastructure incentive

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... nearly $40 billion in infrastructure investments throughout the country; states and territories will receive 15% of any asset sale from the government if funds are "recycled" into new infrastructure.

Nikko names new Australian managing director

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
Nikko Asset Management has named the man to replace Mike Davis at the head of its Australian business. Sam Hallinan will take up the role of managing director from 1 April. Hallinan was most recently general manager of investment management at NAB Asset ...