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Ratings downgrade to trigger hybrid sell-off

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... planners to dump the hybrids because they were not allowed to hold investments below investment grade. "A downgrade of the major banks' hybrids below investment grade, will force a lot of investors to sell adding to recent selling pressure," he said. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... overseas markets. IG chief market strategist Chris Weston said the local bourse began Thursday's trading session well, with the major banks and big miners leading the way. "We've taken some solace that overseas investors are thinking in a much more positive ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... Washington H Soul Pattinson are expected to post full year results. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed lower as the major bank stocks fell after the central bank warned it may take action against risky lending. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... features speeches from Westpac chief economist Bill Evans, Cordell CEO Michael Hughes and HIA chief economist Harley Dale. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed higher, thanks to better-than-expected economic ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... released on Tuesday were slightly better than expected. Mr Heffernan said the local bourse would probably drift until the major banks deliver their financial reports in a few weeks. In the resources sector, some of the big miners lifted despite the iron ...

Flatline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... ordering for many, many moons now. A trip down memory lane shows how the dollar-A's depreciation deflected not one, but two, major financial and economic crises in recent history. The A$ absorbed some of the negative shocks from the Asian Crisis when ...

Aluminum windows and ferries: the case for small-cap investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... companies with a market cap between $5 million and $50 million and has a preference for stocks that are not covered by the major brokers. "About 45% of the small-cap market is not covered by the four main brokers," Oshry said, and added that "the absolute ...

Expect more regulation on 'too-big-to-fail': Hockey

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... the problem of institutions that are "too big to fail"," Hockey said at the end of the two-day conference in Cairns. "In a major step forward, the FSB will release a proposal for additional buffers for global banks to draw on in the event of failure," ...

ASX mFund yet to attract major brokers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... with banks have increased, spurred by demand from dealer groups that use the banks' broking services. The absence of the major brokers is reflected in the low volume of transactions. Christoe would not disclose the actual volume, but said there had been ...

Market Wrap AM

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... At 0808 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was down 18 points at 5,408 points. Locally, no major economic or equities news is expected on Monday. In Australia, the market on Friday closed slightly higher as banks regained ...