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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street that took the S&P 500 to a new all-time high and gave the Nasdaq a 1.3 per cent gain. At 0805 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
The Australian share market is up and approaching five-and-a-half year highs after shares in the US hit all-time highs overnight. The re-opening of the US government and short-term lifting of its debt ceiling has buoyed Australian equities. Among the ...

Former Trio director provides enforceable undertaking

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
A former director of Trio Capital, Kurt Groeneveld has provided the prudential regulator with an enforceable undertaking excluding him from acting as a superannuation trustee for three and a half years. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street amid greater investor confidence the US economy can withstand an expected reduction of Federal Reserve stimulus measures. At 0811 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... Macquarie Group gained 67 cents to $49.22. Sigma Pharmaceuticals added $1.25, or 1.97 per cent, to $64.75 despite its half year profit falling by 38 per cent to $16.3 million. US stocks closed mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average adding 0.88 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... Macquarie Group gained 67 cents to $49.22. Sigma Pharmaceuticals added $1.25, or 1.97 per cent, to $64.75 despite its half year profit falling by 38 per cent to $16.3 million. US stocks closed mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average adding 0.88 ...

OMTs - one year on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
It's all about China.A It's not landing hard.A It's stabilising. That's what you'll read in most finance headlines this morning Virginia as the main pusher of positive sentiment in Asian equity markets yesterday and Wall Street overnight. Europe closed ...

Gunns chairman avoids jail for insider trading

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... Gunns, Gay placed orders to sell more than 3.4 million Gunns shares. This trading was prior to the release of Gunns' half year results on 22 February 2010. Following this release, the Gunns share price fell substantially. Earlier this month former Royal ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... year. This comes after fellow insurer QBE also announced underwhelming results on Tuesday, with a 37 per cent fall in half year profit. Meanwhile, building products maker Boral made a net loss of $212 million due to asset writedowns and restructuring ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... last year. the company's shares were down 52 cents at $12.22 at 1100 AEST. Insurer QBE posted a 37 per cent fall in half year net profit thanks to lower investment yields and $US178m in adverse prior year claims development. Its shares had dropped 96 ...