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Market Wrap AM

MARKET WRAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street after disappointing economic data, including a big drop in US consumer confidence. At 0810 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 33 points ...

Don't ditch the RET, instos tell Abbott

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... the Renewable Energy Target (RET). The call came from the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), a body which represents big institutional investors such as AMP Capital, AustralianSuper, Colonial First State, BT Group, UniSuper, HESTA, Cbus and BlackRock. ...

Time to get shorty?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014

AAP adds five boutique firms in a month

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... integrated groups," she added. "There is increased interest in independence as advisers realise they don't need the support of a big institution to cope with the increased regulation and compliance around the FOFA reforms." She said that advisers are ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
The share market has improved from a weak start but remains lower due to price falls for the big banks and supermarket giants. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said high yielding stocks were being sold by investors. "The banks particularly continue to ...

Global re-regulation takes shine off investment banks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
Financial sector stocks are often seen as a safe investment with almost no downside regardless what happens to the world economy, but global re-regulation of finance is causing investment strategists to question whether the tide is turning. The re-regulation ...

Average September on average

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
Have dip... will buy. That's last week's story on Wall Street - the big dip on Thursday followed by a rebound the next day - and only because I got tired (as you too probably have) of hearing of what's developing to be Wall Street's 2014 anthem - Chumbawamba's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after solid gains on Wall Street on a strong Nike earnings report and a rally in Apple shares. At 0810 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up nine points at 5,313. Locally ...

'Bond King' Bill Gross leaves Pimco

AAP  |  SATURDAY, 27 SEP 2014
NEW YORK, Sept 26 AP - The biggest star in the bond market has shocked the financial world by leaving the huge money management firm he has led for four decades and joining a much smaller rival. Bill Gross, who co-founded the investment giant Pimco ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
The Australian Stock market is sharply lower, following a big selloff on Wall Street overnight. The market is around one per cent lower, with losses across the board, and especially in resources stocks. Wall Street fell heavily overnight, with the Dow ...