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Eurozone to craft a reforms roadmap

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
The heads of four key European institutions are hammering out a 'masterplan' to lead the eurozone out of its crisis, according to recent reports. European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi, European Union president Herman Van Rompuy, EU Commission head ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower following major falls on Wall Street and European bourses on poor US jobs data and weak economic news from China and the eurozone. At 0750 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
The Australian share market suffered falls in opening trade, driven by weaker materials stocks, aggressive short selling of the top 50 stocks and a soft lead from Wall Street. At 1011 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 22 points ...

APRA releases final form prudential standards

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released a set of prudential standards in final form, and a response paper as part of its review of capital standards for general and life insurers. The aims of Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street and European bourses overnight. At 0800 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down 11 points at 4,062. In economic news on Friday, The Australian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
The Australian share market remained in the red by noon on fresh concerns over Europe's debt crisis, with consumer staples stocks bucking the downward trend. At 1200 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 51.4 points, or 1.26 per ...

ASIC sets sights on dark pools

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is exploring a range of alternatives to encourage dark pool participants to first trade on the lit market, issuing draft rules in June to propose requirements for demonstrated price improvement in ...

AUI opens Office Property Fund to new investment

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
Australian Unity Investments has re-opened the Office Property Fund to investment, which has been closed since 2008 and will offer a capped withdrawal opportunity for redemptions from the Fund. Australian Unity Investments (AUI) acquired the Office ...

Not that rainy day feeling again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
"Here comes that rainy day feeling again, and soon my tears will be falling like rain..." (The Fortunes) Looks like I have to prefix my surname with the letters W and R for while I correctly anticipated that heightened volatility in the financial markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower, Wall Street fell more than one per cent and major European markets lost closer to two per cent. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 43 points at 4,043. In economic ...