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ASIC releases updated industry guides for AFS licence applicants

... advisers; life and general insurance brokers; market makers, advisers, brokers and dealers in derivatives and foreign exchange contracts; responsible entities and investor directed portfolio services operators; stockbrokers; and superannuation trustees. ...

RBA sells $939 million net spot FETs in August

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia said today it sold $939 million in net spot foreign exchange transactions (FETs) in the market in August. This is the 17th consecutive month the RBA has been a net seller in the market. The RBA also said total credit card ...

Morning market wrap: Global trading thin as US markets remain closed

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2003
... Japanese market yesterday, with the Nikkei 225 surging 326.6 points, and which subsequently spilled over into foreign exchange markets overnight. The US dollar had slipped to 116.55 yen late in the London session, a new one-month low. But the euro was ...

Morning market wrap: US shares weather bombings

... confidence and housing starts. The yield on the 10-year bond finished at 4.38%, down from 4.46% the previous day. In foreign exchange markets, the Japanese yen strengthened in tandem with the Nikkei breaching the psychologically-crucial 10,000 level. ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds under more pressure

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2003
... 1,735.3. Earlier in London the FTSE closed 17.6 points higher at 4,148.8, the highest level in over five weeks. In foreign exchange markets, the US dollar weakened against the euro and other European currencies but strengthened slightly against the yen ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds continue sell-off

... markets also helped push down the FTSE 100, with the London index closing 28.9 points (0.7%) lower at 4,044.3. On foreign exchange markets, sterling pared back earlier losses following news the British government had appointed an inquiry into the death ...

Morning market wrap: US Stocks recover ground

... (0.7%) to 4,058.1. But Japan's Nikkei index shed 320.1 points (3.2%) on profit-taking, closing at 9,635.4. On foreign exchange markets, the euro slid after German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder suggested the European Central Bank (ECB) should do more to ...

Macquarie Bank launches pioneer international investment scheme

... and protection costs start at 11.8% for a three year 100% capital protected exposure to the S&P 500 including foreign exchange hedging. This investment, the Bank said, is based on a US listed Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) which pays dividends back to investors ...

Business confidence on upswing: ACCI and Westpac industrial survey

... as well and employment outcomes remain stable and labour market projections are positive. However, the rising foreign exchange rate and global market concerns have adversely affected export deliveries and net export outcomes in the June quarter were ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares open lower

... strengthen in morning trade were energy (up 0.6%), information technology (1.2%) and property trusts (0.1%). In the foreign exchange market the Australian dollar was buying 0.6688 US dollars, up from 0.6635 on Friday. The local currency gapped through ...