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Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
The Australian sharemarket has opened lower following another slide in oil prices overnight. The market is around 0.7% lower. That follows a fall of more than 0.5% on Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average and a 0.8% decline in its S&P 500 overnight. ...

Advisers looking overseas for growth

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
Advisers' confidence in the Australian share market to deliver high returns in 2014 has dwindled compared to the same time last year and many are considering growth opportunities in international markets, according to a recent Investment Trends survey. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
The Australian share market is lower, pulled back by weakness among the major banks and the resources sector. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner says ongoing concern about the falling oil price because of oversupply is hurting the resources ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
This year has been another busy one for the financial servives industry. FoFA remained on the radar and the Financial System Inquiry has the potential to change things in a big way. The Financial Standard team takes a look at the issues that made waves ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
The Australian share market is lower, pulled back by the big miners and oil stocks. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said energy stocks were under real pressure as crude oil prices sank to a fresh five-year low on worries about a ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following Wall Street's fall of more than one per cent amid an energy stock sell-off after OPEC cut its forecast on 2015 demand for oil. At 0911 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following Wall Street down as global stocks fall on concern over growth in China and potential political fallout in Greece. At 0857 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to follow US and international bourses downwards to open lower after disappointing Japanese and Chinese data. At 0836 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 35 points at 5,355. Chinese ...

Share market rallies on Murray report

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
The share market is stronger, with banks rallying on the Financial System Inquiry's recommendation that banks hold more capital. Shares in the major banks and the small regional players are firmer, a day after former Commonwealth Bank boss David Murray's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street's Dow and S&P 500 reached fresh record highs on good jobs figures. At 0748 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 5,360. The Dow closed just ...