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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... went ex-dividend. US stocks ended the week mired in red on Friday as investors shrugged off US inflation and consumer confidence reports and weighed disappointing company earnings and a firmer dollar. At 1015 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... points. NEW YORK - US stocks ended the week mired in red on Friday as investors shrugged off US inflation and consumer confidence reports and weighed disappointing company earnings and a firmer dollar. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 100.17 ...

Equity and commodity alignment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... heavy selling in Asia and Europe after the news? This logic was also evident in Bloomberg's measure of US consumer confidence released last night. "The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index dropped to minus 46.9 in the period to May 8, the worst reading since ...

Any which way is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... 500 and the Dow jumped to their highest levels since 2008 and the Nasdaq since 2007. For confidence was up, consumer confidence that is. The Conference Board reported that its consumer confidence index rose to 65.4 in April from an upwardly revised 63.8 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... benchmark FTSE 100 index gained 0.85 per cent to finish at 6,069.36 points, also boosted by encouraging US consumer confidence figures. In Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.58 per cent to 4,045.29 points while in Frankfurt the DAX added 0.84 per cent to 7,295.49 ...

ASIC call to improve planner education

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... review identified concerns about current training standards and highlighted that change is required to increase consumer confidence in the financial advice industry and to encourage professionalism," said Greg Medcraft, ASIC Commissioner. The recommendations ...

We shall overcome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... movement) and the congregation on The Street have their own rallying song. The US Conference Board revealed that consumer confidence dropped to 63.4 in March following a downwardly revised 72.0 in February - the biggest monthly fall in more than one ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... index climbed 19.3 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 4,851.2 points. NEW YORK - Stocks edged higher Tuesday after consumer confidence fell less than some analysts had feared. Home Depot Inc rose 2.3 per cent, the most of the 30 companies in the Dow Jones industrial ...

Dealer groups stay with Japan, eye opportunities

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
Financial planning dealer groups hold firm to their Japan allocations, expressing concerns for consumer confidence while being optimistic about new market opportunities. Investor and consumer confidence, already low due to the GFC and prolonged investor ...

Adviser banned for life

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... criminal proceedings. "ASIC banned Mr Carll in order to protect the public, deter similar conduct and maintain consumer confidence in the financial services industry," ASIC said in a release. Carll, who was unable to be reached for comment, has the right ...