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New Australian CEO for HSBC

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
Tony Cripps, current chief executive officer of HSBC in the Philippines, will replace Paulo Maia as the bank's chief executive officer in Australia. Cripps will take the reins from 24 December this year, with Maia departing for the role of president ...

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street as Americans head to the polls in the presidential election. At 0700 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up nine points at 4,482. ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
Australian stocks have opened flat in quiet trade as market players await a Melbourne Cup day interest rate decision from the central bank. At 1027 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 2.7 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 4,471.4 points ...

Market Wrap early AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street showed a mixed performance and European stocks slid amid cautious trading on the eve of the US presidential election. At 0635 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
The Australian stock market has opened mixed, with Westpac among the big early movers after reporting a fall in full year net profit. At 1025 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 5.8 points, or 0.13 per cent, at 4,454.3 points, while ...

A week full of question marks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
Now what's wrong this time? The US Bureau of Labor Statistics released the 'mother-of-all-economic statistics' at the end of last week's trading and it was good. But how did Mr. Market react? He thought it was good too until... he didn't. The S&P 500 ...

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell following stronger-than-expected jobs figures and as caution grew ahead of the presidential election. At 0700 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was down ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
The Australian market has opened higher, led by gains on Wall Street and higher commodity prices. At 1019 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 27.5 points, or 0.62 per cent, at 4,485.1 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market wrap Early AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
The Australian sharemarket is set to rise after 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 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
The Australian share market has opened lower as investors consider the impact of the massive storm in the United States on the world economy. At 1036 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 33.4 points, or 0.74 per cent, at 4,483.6 ...