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ANALYSIS: The rise of the periphery

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
When the global financial crisis broke, people dubbed them the PIIGS. Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain were the ugly ducklings of Europe. They had inefficient economies, had been relying on EU funding and were heavily indebted. Today, most ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... performance of manufacturing index and the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge are also due out. In equities news, UGL releases a market update. In Australia, the market on Friday has its best single-day gain in a month as investors snapped ...

End heavy weighting in US equities: Tempo AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
Tempo Asset Management joined the ranks of global equities managers who are forecasting the end of the United States bull market. The third largest bull market in the US history has delivered "a remarkable performance but it's also very unusual," Tempo ...

Bond bears out of hibernation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
If even a dog can have his day, why not bears? Can't blame 'em Virginia, it's May after all - that month of the year when you, I and Irene are supposed to "sell and go away". But, but... but it may be more than the seasonality this May that's' taking ...

Senior female execs needed: BlackRock

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
The ASX200 is on the right path to achieve 30% female boards, but women's presence in senior executive positions is still scarce, BlackRock's recently published gender diversity report said. "The aim of filling 30% of board positions with women is achievable ...

I cut, you cut, I cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
Like an expectant father, the Australian stock market is beaming with gleeful anticipation of a birth of another child. It's coming! It's coming! Expectations that the RBA would deliver another 25 bps cut in the official cash rate - taking it down to ...

Stimulate or deflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
"Yahoo! Celebrate good times, come on!...everyone around the world, come on." -- Kool & the Gang Oh yes, yes, yo Virginia, most major equity markets from New York to Rio and ol' London town went into the weekend celebrating their pretty gains for the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... results, while Wesfarmers is expected to release first quarter sales results and Mirvac will give an operational update. IAG, UGL, Flight Centre, Perpetual, Ardent Leisure, Federation Centres, PAS Group, Nick Scali, Freedom Foods have their annual general ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... market enters the last week of the company earnings season. Steelmaker BlueScope, engineering and property services company UGL and health insurer nib among those releasing their results on Monday. In Australia on Friday, the share market posted a seventh ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... a slip in sales last month. Its shares were down nine cents to $7.96 at 1025 AEST. Engineering and property services group UGL was 11 cents lower at $6.83 after saying it had sold its real estate business DTZ for $1.2 billion to a consortium that includes ...