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In with the old, out with the new

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
Move on folks, nothing to see here... go git! Trading activity on Wall Street while we slept was a big wide-opened yawn, but I can't help myself asking "what the fudge?" Just one day before, the financial media was abuzzed with rationales upon rationales ...

FEATURE: Rethinking fixed income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
The prospect of rising interest rates has forced institutional investors to sit up and take notice of product innovations in the fixed income market. But with so many strategies to choose from, how do large investors and their advisers choose the right ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set for a flat start to trade, after a mixed session on Wall Street. At 0700 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up just one point at 5,460. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
The Australian market is set to open lower after Wall Street dropped on concerns about the US tech sector and disappointing earnings from insurance giant AIG. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 25 points ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's gains on mixed economic data and corporate earnings as a two-day US Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting got underway. At 0805 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
The share market is continuing its upward momentum, opening higher after low inflation data prompted a rally. US markets were weaker overnight but upbeat quarterly earnings reports released by Apple and Facebook after the close of trade sparked rises ...

ASIC bans former authorised representative

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
... financial services by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC). The regulator found that Phillip Gregory Spark had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct. Spark, of Surfers Paradise, Queensland, was a director and officer of CS ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher following a solid lead from markets in the United States and easing concern over Ukraine. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the Australian bourse had opened in a veritable sea of green. ...

Bottoms up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
This week, this month, this year marked the fifth anniversary since US equities bottomed on 9 March 2009. The US subprime mortgage crisis that morphed into what is now termed as the global financial crisis sparked market volatility and heightened investor ...

A-dollar zero point six six

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
He's either really brave or truly spaced out after smoking some heavy stuff. One thing's for sure though, Deutsche Bank's chief economist for Australia Adam Boyton has made the headlines with his fearless forecast that the Australian dollar would be ...