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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... Petroleum had added 13 cents to $35.40, Santos had lifted nine cents to $7.64 and Oil Search gained three cents to $7.71. The big banks were all higher after a mixed start to trading, with National Australia Bank adding 23 cents to $38.88, Westpac finding ...

FSC announces life insurance award winners

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... and Sean McCormack (Leadership Award), Suncorp's Elyse Horne (Consumer Innovation Award) and Zurich's Richard Dunkerley ("Big Thinking" Award). Retiring TAL chief executive Jim Minto was also given a Lifetime Achievers Award. Loane commented: "Jim, your ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
The local share market is in negative territory with pain from the banks and mining giant BHP Billiton. "There's a big sell-off - particularly in the banks," IG Markets strategist Evan Lucas said. He said heavy losses in US markets overnight was driving ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell sharply as a selloff in semiconductors, fed by a downgrade on suppliers, spread to the broader market. At 0805 AEDT on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down ...

Out with the old in with the newer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... has been falling. But never you mind Virginia, the top line orders numbers are highly volatile made so by the high prices of big ticket transportation items - planes and boats and trains and automobiles - that are ordered only every so often. How volatile? ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... portfolios ahead of next week's Reserve Bank meeting on interest rates, said Quay Equities head of trading Tristan K'nell. "That big push towards 6000 is probably going to be unlikely this week and maybe even next week as we head into Easter as well," ...

Smart beta, fixed income ETFs surge

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
The rise of smart beta, currency hedged funds and fixed income funds are the biggest trends occurring in the global exchange traded fund (ETF) market, according to Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (DAWM) head of South Asia passive investments Sam ...

Macquarie to close Risk Advice Specialists

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... "We are not buying distribution as we are predominately looking for life advisers. We haven't set a specific number for how big the group will be."

Finance dominates top Australian companies list

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... and insurance companies continue to feature prominently in IBISWorld's Top 1000 Australian companies report. Aside from the big four banks, which retain their place in the top 10, there were a further 134 financial and insurance companies in the list. ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... $31.09 and Rio Tinto had gained nine cents to $58.68. But iron ore player Fortescue Metals was down 2.5 cents to $1.975. The big banks were mixed, with Commonwealth Bank retreating from its record high, down 24 cents to $96.08. But ANZ was up 12 cents ...