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Beggars at war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... monitoring their currencies exchange rate against Uncle Sam's legal tender. And they don't like what they see. The Australian dollar has risen by 4.5% against the US dollar to US$0.9349 (as at last Friday's close) from this year's low of US$0.8721 set ...

New entrants drive growth in global equities sector

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... investment case for global equities due to opportunities from offshore equity markets and the purchasing power of the Australian dollar had also contributed to the growth in the sector. "The new additions create many opportunities for planners by providing ...

Macquarie profit up 49%

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... Moore said most of the bank's profit had come from its offshore operations, which also benefited from a lower Australian dollar. "Notwithstanding the growth of Macquarie's Australian businesses, international income accounted for 68% of the group's total ...

FEATURE: Re-imagining Australia's financial future

STAFF WRITERS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... in 1981 and the Wallis Report in 1997 were responsible for some massive reforms including the floating of the Australian dollar and the creation of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), and the current form of the Australian Securities ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... the most significant development on the market this morning." He said the unemployment figures had boosted the Australian dollar and would probably help the local share market hold on to most of the gains made in earlier trading. Early trading on the ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... Monthly building approval figures for Australia, released on Wednesday, were disappointing but affected the Australian dollar more than the share market, Mr Le Brun said. Approvals for the construction of new homes fell 5.0 per cent in February. BHP ...

The waiting game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... speech in Hong Kong last week. Then again, it might not be as an easy peasy picking as it seems given that the Australian dollar is going the way opposite to what GG wants it to go. It's climbing back up and looks headed to US$0.93. "The long-running ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... lunch. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed lower, weighed down by weaker commodity prices and a stronger Australian dollar. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 26.7 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 5,350.1. The broader All Ordinaries index shed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
A fall in commodity prices and a strong Australian dollar has dragged all sectors of the local share market down. Dips in copper and gold prices have hurt resources stocks and, together with the Aussie dollar's rise to about 92 US cents, have hit local ...

First quarter stasis and A$ ADHD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... those who earn their dough trading real doughs. Yes Virginia, it's splashed all over the front pages today. The Australian dollar has climbed to a four-month high (and rising?). The A$ fetched as high as US$0.9246 in overnight trade, reportedly following ...