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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia lunch in Sydney. In Australia, the market on Thursday rose slightly after the big miners lifted the overall index. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 6.4 points, or 0.12 per cent, at 5,382.2 points, while ...

FSC advice regulation plan leaves AMP cold

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC)'s recently proposed advice regulation plan lacks the support of one of its biggest members. AMP has said it does not believe in a regulatory solution to restore consumer confidence and trust in financial advice ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... chief market strategist Chris Weston said the local bourse began Thursday's trading session well, with the major banks and big miners leading the way. "We've taken some solace that overseas investors are thinking in a much more positive light," he said. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street endured its third straight day of losses. At 0807 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 33 points at 5,373. Locally, in economic news on Wednesday ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... probably drift until the major banks deliver their financial reports in a few weeks. In the resources sector, some of the big miners lifted despite the iron ore prices dropping to a new low of $79.80. At 1208 AEST, Rio Tinto had firmed 1.5 cents to $60.065 ...

Flatline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... pro-cyclical fiscal policy (that is, running a tight budget in the face of economic slowdown). But we're getting more. Our big brother's - China - economy is slowing and weekend reports of finance minister Lou Jiwei's statement on the ministry's website ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell decisively amid profit taking and anxiety about Chinese economic growth. At 0817 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was down eight points at 5,352. Locally ...

Aluminum windows and ferries: the case for small-cap investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
With most investors allocating much of their equity towards the big four and resources, Perennial Investment Partners has made a case for investing in small companies that make aluminum windows or own the Kangaroo Island ferries. "We see some near-term ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
The share market is lower as the big four banks and resources companies suffer significant falls. Shares were being weighed down by lower commodity prices, ongoing concerns about conflict in Iraq and Syria, and talk the US Federal Reserve will lift ...

Expect more regulation on 'too-big-to-fail': Hockey

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
Large financial institutions considered "too big to fail" are likely to be required to have additional protections in case they fail, Treasurer Joe Hockey said at the G20 meeting of Finance ministers in Cairns this weekend. Hockey said that the Financial ...