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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... Sydney. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Monday closed lower, dragged down by energy and mining stocks following a sharp fall in oil prices and low iron ore prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 16.8 points, or ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... lift-off this year," Mr Shamu said. "And I think investors are being cautious in the lead up to that," he said. Mr Shamu said mining and energy stocks were among the weakest on Monday. Woodside Petroleum was down 71 cents, or two per cent, to $34.04 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... record close. On the upside, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index gained 0.59 per cent to close at 6,761.07 points led by mining shares. HONG KONG - The US dollar edged closer towards parity with the euro after the European Central Bank kicked off its stimulus ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
The Australian share market is flat in early trade as slight gains in the finance sector are dragged down by weak mining and energy players. IG chief market strategist Chris Weston said various push-and-pull factors in world economies, such as weak ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... early heavy losses linked to US interest rate rise fears but still closed lower with commodity prices putting pressure on mining stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 31 points, or 0.53 per cent, at 5,793.2. The broader All Ordinaries index ...

NSW to receive $2 billion infrastructure incentive

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... designed to encourage states to get on with asset recycling and investment in productive infrastructure at a time when the mining investment boom is receding. The first deal under the Initiative was signed with the ACT Labor Government on 19 February ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
The share market has opened flat as strength in high-yield bank stocks is balanced out by weak energy and mining sectors. IG market strategist Evan Lucas says the market is repositioning itself into high-yield stocks in expectation of an upcoming rate ...

Tax concession debate "simplistic": SMSF Association

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... highlight how tax concessions are skewed in favour of high earners. With the Federal Budget in deficit and revenue from mining and resources falling short of estimates, it is feared the government will come after the more than $30 billion that the Treasury ...

JPMorgan appoints investment banking vice chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... Simon has worked on a broad range of major and transformational transactions across the retail, energy, real estate and mining sectors and has a fantastic track-record with clients and colleagues alike. At J.P. Morgan "he will provide additional leverage ...

Investor sentiment shifting overseas

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... speaking at a briefing the boutique manager convened this morning. "Australia is not seeing the end of a once in a generation mining boom but the end of a once in a century mining boom," he said. Another indicator raising concerns for Australia is that ...