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Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... about the standoff between Russia and Ukraine. The market has started the day more than one per cent lower, which follows heavy falls on US and European markets overnight. Official Chinese figures released late on Thursday showed a sharp decline in industrial ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... Tinto is expected to publish its annual report. In Australia, the market on Thursday pushed the sharemarket higher, after heavy falls in iron ore prices came to an end. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index added 28.4 points, or 0.53 per cent, to 5,412.6 points. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... technology stocks. The push was enough to nudge the Standard & Poor's 500 index into the green by half a point. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite also finished higher. The S&P 500 index added 0.57 points, or 0.03 per cent, to close at 1,868.20. The Dow ...

Never good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... 0.6 percentage points to growth but household consumption - the one that accounts for around 60% of the economy - did some heavy lifting too, it contributed 0.4 percentage points. Then again, so what if it's just exports? Recall the phrase, "exporting ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
The Australian share market has opened flat following weak overseas leads from the US. Gains in heavyweight Australian mining stocks have been offset by falls in Telstra - which has gone ex-dividend - and fellow large companies Woodside Petroleum and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
The Australian share market has opened flat following weak overseas leads from the US. Gains in heavyweight Australian mining stocks have been offset by falls in Telstra - which has gone ex-dividend - and fellow large companies Woodside Petroleum and ...

ASIC accepts EU from forex broker over prohibited IMA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... 30% per annum for certain products based on the past performance of those products, including the IMAs. 'Consumers place a heavy reliance on representations as to returns when selecting investments, especially where the represented returns are significantly ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
The Australian share market has opened flat following weak overseas leads from the US. Gains in heavyweight Australian mining stocks have been offset by falls in Telstra - which has gone ex-dividend - and fellow large companies Woodside Petroleum and ...

A-dollar zero point six six

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
He's either really brave or truly spaced out after smoking some heavy stuff. One thing's for sure though, Deutsche Bank's chief economist for Australia Adam Boyton has made the headlines with his fearless forecast that the Australian dollar would be ...

Sinodinos rules out LRBA review for SMSFs

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... a "light-touch regulatory regime" for SMSFs. "I am keeping an eye on the sector. But we are not seeking to come in with heavy handed regulation, people need to be appropriately licensed so the customer is getting best possible advice," he said. "Light ...