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AAP | TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014

... 3.18 per cent, at $12.02 after it posted a $US254 million ($A282.00 million) full year loss due to declines in its North American business. Shares in Ramsay Health Care gained $2.85, or 6.4 per cent, to $47.41, after the country's largest private hospital ...

Excuses, excuses

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014

Have Wall Streeters' gone loco? This immediately came to mind when I saw Wall Street's reaction to the disappointing US jobs report for, more often than not, disappointment does not get a rise out of Wall Street. Perhaps it was a not an often day for ...

Subjected to interpretation

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014

... screen's celebrating St. Patrick's Day today. It's filled with and flashing that trademark Irish colour and the colour of American money - green. We all know what green means, don't we Virginia? Go, go, go. Go a-shopping... because the US economy is ...

Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014

More data, more confusion. What's an investor to do? Do what Wall Street did, that's what... sit on his hands and wait. More data. The ISM non-manufacturing index increased to a reading of 54.0 in January, up 1.0 from December's 53.0 reading and better ...

Obama launches myRA

ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014

President of the United States Barack Obama has proposed a new retirement savings program called MyRA to help Americans prepare for retirement. The plan was unveiled in last week's 2014 State of the Union address. The plan will not require Congressional ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014

... cent, lower at 5,305.9. The broader All Ordinaries index was down 3.0 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 5,316.4. NEW YORK - American Express's solid earnings has helped pushed the Dow higher but the broader market has fallen after a mixed batch of corporate ...

Big fall one day, up and away the next

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014

Market Wrap PM

AAP | TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013

... at $66.49. Meanwhile, Australian petroleum companies were benefiting from soaring natural gas prices fuelled by north American demand. Woodside Petroleum was up 53 cents to $37.93 and Santos had increased seven cents to $14.50. Brambles spin-off Recall ...

Market Wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013

... per cent, at $11.30. Australian petroleum companies were benefiting from soaring natural gas prices fuelled by north American demand. Woodside Petroleum was up 49 cents, or 1.3 per cent, to $37.89 and Santos had increased 14 cents to $14.57.

Market Wrap AM

AAP | TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013

... cent after the company said it expects to post a $250 million loss for calendar 2013 because of weakness in the North American market. In economic news on Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its October housing finance data and the ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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