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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a soft lead from Wall Street 0830 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up five points at 5,282. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... as solid US data sparked renewed talk that the Federal Reserve could soon start tapering its vast economic stimulus. At close on Tuesday, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 0.95 per cent at 6,532.43 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 dropped 1.90 per ...

Waiting to catch up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... successive loss after hitting a near six-year high on Thursday. Sydney fell 0.76 per cent, or 40.5 points, to 5,279.5, its lowest close in seven weeks and Seoul lost 0.69 per cent, or 14.09 per cent, to end at 2,030,78. Shanghai lost 0.59 per cent, or ...

Henderson global fund opens for business

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
Henderson Global Investors' launched its first Australian domiciled today following approval from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the UK-listed fund manager has confirmed. The Henderson Global Equity Fund will be managed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
The Australian share market is slightly weaker amid few offshore leads with the US closed for the Thanksgiving public holiday. The local market's relatively flat open continues a trend of recent weeks. However, the market has fallen more than 1.5 per ...

HESTA and Cbus take AIST top awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
HESTA and Cbus have received the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) top awards for 2013. Hesta won three awards including the Platinum Communication Award for the second year in a row for a new digital member card campaign. HESTA's ...

Governor Carney is no monkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... FTSE 100 index added 0.30 per cent to 6,694.62 points on Monday, Frankfurt's DAX 30 climbed 0.88 per cent to a new record close of 9,299.95 points, while the CAC 40 in Paris rose 0.55 per cent to 4,301.97 points. The euro fell to $US1.3496 from $US1.3555. ...

Investors unwise to flee emerging markets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
... costs for investors, particularly given the run-up in developed-market stocks this year," he said, adding that there is a close positive correlation in emerging markets between economic growth and sharemarket gains. "There is upside potential in emerging-market ...