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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... points (0.39 per cent) at 12,422.06. The broad-based S&P 500 lost 6.41 per cent (0.49 per cent) to 1,289.09, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gave up 14.03 (0.51 per cent) to end at 2,710.67. Earlier losses on each of the indices topped one per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... A series of US indicators on jobs and activity, especially a sharp drop in new unemployment claims, were welcomed after heavy losses on Wednesday sparked by fresh concerns over the eurozone debt crisis. In London, the FTSE-100 index of top companies ...

Towers Watson names new head of wealth mngt

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
Towers Watson has hired former CBA heavyweight, Danny Howell, as its new head of wealth management in Asia in a bid to strengthen its advisory services. Prior to joining Towers Watson, Howell was general manager for Commonwealth Bank's North Asia, responsible ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... Industrial Average pulled back from triple-digit advances and rose 80.91 points, or 0.67 per cent, to 12,100.33. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite added 28.40 points, or 1.08 per cent, to 2,655.33, while the broader S&P 500-stock index gained 12.83 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.61 point, or 0.01 per cent, to end the session at 12,019.42. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite edged up 0.73 point, or 0.03 per cent, to 2,626.93, while the S&P 500, a broader measure of the markets ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
The Australian market is set to open significantly higher as world markets surged on a move by six central banks to boost liquidity for banks weighed down by downgraded government debt. European markets rose by over three per cent and Wall Street is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... system, and retailers also rose sharply. LONDON - European stocks and the euro rebounded sharply after days of sustained heavy losses, with investors snapping up bargains despite a welter of what would normally be bad news. Dealers said a report that ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... Stockbroking senior dealer Jamie Spiteri said the Australian bourse was relatively steady on Thursday, but that was mainly due to heavy falls in value of about two per cent on Wednesday. "Markets are just bracing themselves for an ongoing short-term ...

Volcker Rule dramatics continue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... restricts to 3% the proportion of tier one capital that banks can invest into hedge funds and private equity and places heavy limits on the extent to which banks can trade on their own account. While the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency estimates ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... 11,548.14 in closing trade. The broad-based S&P 500 index was down 22.54 points (1.85 per cent) to 1,193.11, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 49.25 (1.91 per cent) to 2,523.25. LONDON - European stocks have closed down sharply and the euro has ...