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This means war (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... month in February and a surprise uptick in January industrial production. Not to mention, New Zealand. Its economy is gaining such momentum that the RBNZ raised interest rates there only yesterday. Only yesterday, too, we learned that while the unemployment ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... industrial average lost 11.17 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 16,340.08. The Nasdaq composite rebounded in the early afternoon, gaining 16.14 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 4,323.33. The three major US stock indexes are still down for the week. Stocks had a ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... after a record session on Wall Street and a rise in the iron ore price. The US broad-based S&P 500 reached a new high, gaining 0.49 per cent to 1854.29, passing the previous high mark set in January. CommSec market analyst Juliette Saly said the result ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... 12.36 points, to 1,930.57. Hong Kong lost 1.19 per cent, or 270.44 points, to 22,394.08 while Sydney barely edged up, gaining 4.1 points to 5,412.3. Chinese shares also lost ground, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index ending down 0.18 per cent ...

New EM bond rater proposes fresh approach

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... Arc, who runs the South African rating agency JV partner, told the MoneyObserver news service that, "The hardest part is gaining credibility with investors". He said if ARC can establish a track record in niche emerging markets then prospects for the ...

PROFILE: AMP Horizons director Amelia Constantinidis

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... turn her interest into a career, Constantinidis didn't let the absence of a Higher School Certificate hold her back from gaining extra qualifications. A computing diploma at her local TAFE paved the way towards her first job at the State Super Board ...

State Street opens Shanghai office, announces Q4 results

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... is well-suited to China's growing market, where domestic institutional investors have become more sophisticated and are gaining more exposure abroad. These investors are looking for foreign partners with global capabilities combined with local knowledge ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... 24 cents to $31.75 and NAB was 32 cents higher at $33.89. Iron ore miner Fortescue was among the strongest performers, gaining 19 cents to $5.34 after the company moved to pay down its debt levels early. But gold miner Newcrest was among the weakest ...

Big fall one day, up and away the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014

One-stop-shop firms surge to gain scale against big instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... Tynan said. Advice firm Hood Sweeney recently announced a merger with accounting firm Shearer + Ellis, a move aimed at gaining scale and creating a sustainable business. "Independent firms need scale to be able to remain independent, and us merging is ...