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RBS enters enforceable undertaking

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... its contribution to Australian interest rate benchmark settings is in accordance with its obligations under the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Orders. "RBS is also required to undertake certain remedial measures with respect ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... concerns arising from the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and focused on company earnings reports in the United States. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 8.2 points, or 0.15 per cent, at 5,539.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Sustaining confidence in the Australian financial system: Murray

DAVID MURRAY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... the world for better or worse in terms of global market risk. As the crisis showed, high risk housing loans in the United States could affect markets around the world, including Australia. Notwithstanding the relatively sound exit of Australia from the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
The Australian share market was higher in early trade following positive leads out of the United States and Europe. The gains have been broad based, with healthcare and gold stocks the best performers. IG chief market analyst Ric Spooner said trading ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... Australian market is expected to open higher on Monday as investors prepare for a deluge of profit news from the United States. American investors are heading into the start of the US reporting season in an optimistic mood, with the Dow Jones ending ...

FSU warns of job loss 'tidal wave'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... sector may be the outcome of "secret" trade negotiations, the Financial Services Union has said. Along with the United States and the European Union, Australia is currently leading negotiations on a services-only free trade agreement known as the Trade ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
The share market has opened higher after positive leads from the United States. With trade resuming after a public holiday, local investors were pricing in further gains that took Wall Street to fresh highs in recent sessions, IG market strategist Stan ...

UniSuper still fighting Westfield change

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... into a new entity called Scentre. Westfield Group's international business, which includes malls in Britain and the United States, would become Westfield Corporation. UniSuper said it bought into WRT because WRT was a lowly-geared landlord, earning steadily ...

Van Eyk adds SMAs to research platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... While the take up of SMAs by Australian investors has been relatively low compared to other markets such as the United States, Thomas said growth was being supported by favourable trends including demand from the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... mostly rose, taking their cue from another record close on Wall Street following improved manufacturing data in the United States and China. Tokyo closed up 0.66 per cent, or 98.33 points, at 15,034.25, the first time the benchmark index has crossed ...