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Market wrap late AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
Australian stocks have opened higher, with local market players looking past a weak lead from Wall Street. At 1024 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 1.5 points, or 0.03 per cent, at 4,507.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Fed decides not to decide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
"Stocks end lower after Fed decision." This was the title of a video from 'The Wall Street Journal' that encapsulates all the other headlines that answer the 'why' for the weak performance of those scripts on The Street last night. But what did the ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street was trading slightly in the red overnight but European stocks closed higher as traders digested mixed economic data before the outcome of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting. ...

Market wrap - late AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
Australian stocks have opened 0.7 per cent lower, outperforming the sharp declines from offshore markets during the overnight session. At 1033 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 31.5 points, or 0.69 per cent, at 4,511.6 points ...

ASIC consults on code approval under FOFA

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
ASIC has released its consultation paper on its approach to code approval and relief powers under the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) regulations, outlining plans to take a facilitative approach to the implementation of the reforms. Australia's corporate ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street and European stocks sank on fears over debt-stricken Spain after its central bank predicted a worsening recession, and on continued US corporate earnings disappointment. At 0805 AEDT on ...

Govt to pay interest on lost Super funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
The government has taken steps to ease the corrosive impact of fees and inflation on funds left in forgotten super accounts with new measures announced in its mid-year Budget update. The government has raised the threshold below which funds in inactive ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
The Australian share market has opened more than three quarters of a per cent higher. At 1010 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 40.1 points, or 0.89 per cent, at 4,568.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 37.2 points ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following Wall Street and Europe's lead as investors digested a blockbuster deal leaving British oil group BP with nearly a fifth of the Russian giant Rosneft, and took stock of a souring outlook from the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
Aust stocks 0.73% lower at noon The Australian share market was lower at noon after falls in Europe and drops in commodity prices. At 1201 on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 33.2 points, or 0.73 per cent, at 4,637.9 points, while the ...