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Market to open flat

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... third bailout deal. At 0810 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down one point at 5,612. No major local economic news is expected on Monday. In equities news, Arrium is expected to release its fourth quarter production ...

Adviser Ratings provides planner endorsements

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
Consumer-driven adviser review website Adviser Ratings has added the ability for advisers to endorse each other on the platform. The review service, which was recently revamped to make use of ASIC's Financial Adviser Register, added the planner endorsement ...

Market up at midday on Greek relief

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... term, and it's time to pick up beaten-down stocks. Global miner BHP Billiton led the gains on the local bourse, and the major banks also made significant gains. KEY FACTS * At 1200 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 90.5 points, or ...

Blue Sky acquires majority stake in HPS

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
Blue Sky Private Equity has partnered with Partners Group to acquire a majority stake in hospital pharmacy services business HPS. Founded in 1975, HPS provides pharmaceutical products and services to private and public hospitals, oncology facilities ...

Banks need to increase capital ratios: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) believes the country's major banks will need to increase capital adequacy ratios by at least 200 basis points to be comfortably positioned in the top quartile of international peers. In response ...

Australian market strong after miners' gains

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... one per cent higher following a rebound by the big miners and a recovery on overseas markets. The miners on Friday were a major part of the push higher as iron ore prices jumped almost 10 per cent just a day after plunging to a 10-year low. Wealth Within ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... at 5,387. In local economic news on Friday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases May's housing finance data. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Thursday rebounded from its early losses due to big gains by the miners ...

Australia stocks tumble on commodity falls

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... falling. IG Markets chief market strategist Chris Weston said concerns about falling commodity prices, such as iron ore, were a major contributor to anxiety on the Australian market on Thursday. "Traders are waiting for direction from what happens in ...

Adviser input key to super fund switch: report

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... ended up setting up an SMSF, 71% had sought guidance from financial planners or accountants. Only 43.3% of those moving to a major retail fund used a professional for advice and industry funds were below both these groups with only 13.2% getting advice ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... at 5,370. In local economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases June's labour force data. No major equities news is expected, but Telstra's chief executive Andrew Penn will deliver a speech at a CEDA event. In Australia, the ...