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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... Commerce lunch in Brisbane. In Australia, the market on Wednesday followed the global trend and has finished lower, with mining stocks taking the biggest hit. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 45.6 points, or 0.83 per cent, at 5,435.8 points, while ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
The share market has lost most of its early gains due to weakness in the mining sector. After opening more than half a per cent higher, the market was relatively flat at noon. Resources stocks dropped after the release of data showing a weaker trade ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... picking up after a winter slowdown. The local market opened higher but then fell into the red because of weakness in the mining sector. "The story today will come down to the iron ore players and the fact that we saw a really big break down in those ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... at a conference at the University of WA. In Australia, the market on Wednesday had a flat session as investors supported mining stocks, offsetting falls among high yielding financial stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.5 points, or 0.05 per ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... Commerce in Australia lunch in Melbourne. In Australia, the market on Tuesday ended due to significant falls in the bank and mining sectors. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 49.5 points, or 0.89 per cent, at 5,486.6 points. The broader All Ordinaries ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... stronger at $35.02, but Westpac was three cents lower at $35.83 and National Australia Bank had fallen 16 cents to $35.83. Mining stocks are under pressure after commodity prices fell, including base metals, iron ore and gold. BHP Billiton had fallen ...

Wake-up call for watchdog after inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... compliance, not the businesses themselves. "ASIC has to regulate everything from banking products and super disclosure to mining; it's being pulled in a lot of directions." The Committee should be looking at ways to make ASIC more efficient and to eliminate ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... cents, or 5.44 per cent, to $9.21. Some investors were seeking respite in the gold sector, where gains were led by Newcrest Mining, which had added 10 cents to $10.85.

FEATURE: The alpha hunters

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... James Fernyhough reports. Australia's share market is probably best known for two things: it is dominated by financials and mining companies; and it pays high dividends. Australian retail investors, meanwhile, are also known for two things: they are ...

ISA attacks financial 'short-termism'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... to investment is leading to a "destruction of fundamental value" and declining levels of investment to GDP outside the mining sector, according to Industry Super Australia (ISA). In its submission to the Financial System Inquiry, ISA described short-termism ...