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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... Hong Kong sank 1.42 per cent, or 319.92 points, to end at 22,133.97, while Seoul slipped 0.15 per cent, or 2.98 points, to close at 1,961.79. Shanghai added 0.30 per cent, or 6.02 points, to 2,026.36 on the last day of the week's trading before a public ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... data, dealers say. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies jumped 1.04 per cent to end at 6,769.91 points - the highest close since March 6 - aided also by a BP shareholder dividend hike. Frankfurt's DAX 30 jumped 1.46 per cent to 9,584.12 points, boosted ...

Nominations open for AFA Excellence in Education Award

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... who invest in themselves, their staff and their business, to raise professional standards through education. Nominations close on May 30 and the state winners will be announced at the AFA roadshow between July 22 and 31. The AFA will announce the final ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... meeting. In Australia, the market on Monday was fairly resilient in the face of overseas falls the previous session, to close marginally higher, due to support for high yielding local stocks. It was the seventh straight session to finish in positive ...

Japan's 1997 deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
Despite market optimism over 'Abenomics' and widespread expectations that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) would eventually announce further expansion of monetary policy, Japan's stock market continues to trend lower. The Nikkei-225 index has sunk by 11.4% so ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
The Australian market is set to begin the week with a fall after weakness in technology stocks caused a drop on Wall Street at the end of last week. At 0656 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down 23 points at 5,507. In ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... a rally. US markets were weaker overnight but upbeat quarterly earnings reports released by Apple and Facebook after the close of trade sparked rises in futures markets. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said investors were pleased at the prospect of interest ...

FEATURE: Re-imagining Australia's financial future

STAFF WRITERS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
With the deadline now closed for submissions to the Financial System Inquiry, the first investigation into the sector in 16 years, Financial Standard investigates the big themes, the surprises and what has been missed amongst the more than 250 publicly ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... and 3.2 per cent for the year. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index added 38.5 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 5,517.8, its highest close since June 6, 2008. The broader All Ordinaries index gained 35.1 points, or 0.64 per cent, to 5,502.2, its highest close since ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street was pushed upward by solid earnings and major pharmaceutical-sector deals. At 0805 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 22 points at 5,494. The Dow Jones ...