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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open sharply lower following strong falls on US and European markets. At 0812 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down 53 points at 5,517. International markets plummeted on a range ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
The Australian share market is slightly lower, as investors digest the impact of Argentina's debt default and US and European Union sanctions against Russia. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the market was relatively quiet as it tried to balance ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a mixed performance on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates near zero and surprisingly strong second-quarter US economic growth data. At 0807 AEST on Thursday, the September ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... June quarter Australian commercial property survey. In equities news, New Zealand company Metro Performance Glass lists on ASX and NZX, and Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia, which listed on the ASX in May, is expected to post first half earnings ...

Companies must understand their investors better, report says

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
ASX-listed companies must work harder to understand what motivates the voting decisions of their major investors, a new report from the Governance Institute of Australia has argued. This call, part of a list of best practice principles and guidelines ...

WAM Capital posts record profit

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... million and a return to shareholders of 30% over the year." WAM Capital's investment portfolio returned 19.2%, while the S&P/ ASX All Ordinaries Accumulation Index rose 17.6% over the same period. The S&P/ ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following Wall Street's mixed performance after prominent corporate deals and a drop in pending home sales. At 0810 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down seven points ...

ASX agrees to changes after ASIC review

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has agreed to make changes to its operations to address a number of issues highlighted by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in a recent review. The changes will affect the way the ASX ...

AMP remains top dog on RI mandates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... $153 billion. The report found that core responsible investment Australian equities funds had consistently outperformed the ASX 300 index over 1, 3, 5 and 10 years. Responsible global equities outperformed MSCI index on the long-term (5 and 10 years) ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... slated to give addresses at a Governance Institute of Australia lunch, also in Sydney. While Duketon Mining (DKM) lists on the ASX. In Australia, the market on Friday, closed flat, with some investors booking profits, after a seven-day run of gains. ...