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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... Andrew Mackenzie is slated to speak at a Asia Society Australia lunch, in Melbourne, and 21st Century Fox (formerly News Corp) posts full year results in the US. In Australia, the market on Tuesday close lower with the Reserve Bank of Australia's rate ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
The Australian market has opened higher following a surge on Wall Street where weak economic news continues to mean good news for share markets. Investors took the US Commerce Department's slashing of first-quarter economic growth projections as a sign ...

Aust shares open more than 1pc higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Australian market has opened stronger, raising hopes of an end to the sharp slide in shares in recent weeks. The ASX 200's one per cent-plus rise at the open follows similar gains on Wall Street overnight, following positive retail and unemployment ...

Aust shares edge higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
The Australian share market is marginally higher to begin the week, reflecting mixed offshore leads during the long weekend for the Queen's Birthday holiday. The United States market dropped overnight but had posted gains on Friday, RBS Morgans senior ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... Australian Performance of Services Index (PSI) for May is due out. In equities news, there's a briefing in Sydney on the News Corp split. In Australia, the market on Tuesday rebounded to post modest gains after closing at four-month lows on Monday. The ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... $US1.2 billion and $US1.4 billion due to slowing cash flow from its Australian and US newspapers. The details came as News Corp approved its split into separate publishing and broadcast businesses. Its shares were down 68 cents at $33.36, while News ...

First Super to take action over JPM governance concerns

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... for improved risk management within the bank." Last year First Super expressed similar concerns about governance at News Corp (News), arguing that Rupert Murdoch holding both chairman and chief executive roles at the company was not in its investors' ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... global miner BHP Billiton was up 29 cents at $34.59, but Rio Tinto was down six cents to $58.84. Meanwhile, media giant News Corp was 92 cents higher at $32.49 after its profit in the past quarter tripled to $US2.85 billion ($A2.81 billion), boosted ...

Pengana AEq fund reaches $227m FUM

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
The Pengana Australian Equities Fund reached $227 million in Funds Under Management (FUM) on the March quarter and achieved a return of 9.9%, net of all fees and charges. The returns beat the ASX200, which generated 8% and the RBA Cash Rate, which returned ...

ESG risks can wipe $21.4bn off sharemarket: study

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
Mismanaging the risks associated with Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) issues can cost businesses as much as $21.4 billion, according to an ESG impact study on ASX-listed companies by Credit Suisse. Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) issues ...