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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... Monday ignited fears about a concerted run on the country's banks. The S&P 500 fell 7.69 (0.57 per cent) to 1330.66. The tech-heavy Nasdaq got a boost as Groupon earned analyst upgrades and fever built for Facebook's looming IPO. But the index was down ...

Brogden calls for government agreement on FATCA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... hopes of reaching an intergovernmental agreement on FATCA has been expressed by the FSC, which is concerned over the already heavy regulatory compliance burden to be faced by local funds this year. "The industry already has significant domestic regulatory ...

Australia eyes Israeli super system

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
Engagement with lifecycling and a better engagement with annuities are two key aspects of the Israeli pension model where Australian super should take note, according to industry heavyweight Jeremy Cooper. Just back from a research trip to Israel led ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... falls from Caterpillar and Hewlett-Packard. The S&P 500-stock index added 0.48 (0.04 per cent) to 1,369.58, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.42 (0.05 per cent) at 2,957.76. In both France and Greece voters on Sunday turned out the existing leadership ...

MMADX appoints new executive director

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
Money Market and Debt eXchange has named former NAB heavyweight, Michael Go, as a new executive director where he will focus on finalising the firm's capital raising. Go joins Money Market and Debt eXchange (MMADX) from the National Australia Bank where ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... points, or 0.50 per cent, at 13,279.32. The broad-based S&P 500 index gained 7.97 (0.57 per cent) to 1,405.88, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 4.08 (0.13 per cent) to 3,050.44. The market got its charge from the Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... entertainment retailer JB Hi-Fi expects its profit to fall in the current financial year as its margins are impacted by heavy discounting. JB Hi Fi shares were five per cent lower at $10.17. Fellow retailer Harvey Norman lost six cents to $2.00 while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... ($A11.28 billion) - gave its stock an 8.9 per cent boost to drive the Nasdaq market up for a 2.3 per cent gain. The tech-heavy index finished 68.03 points higher at 3,029.63. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of blue chips gained 89.16 points (0.69 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... the worst performing stock in the top 100 after it cut its full year profit guidance by $22 million due to the impact of heavy rain and weak housing activity on its operations. Shares in Boral were down 12.5 cents, or 3.3 per cent, at $3.68. Bradken ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... 20.2 in March, and a homebuilders sentiment index fell more than expected. LONDON - European stock markets recovered from heavy falls last week while the euro bounced higher after hitting a two-month low against the dollar as positive US retail sales ...