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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... Services Index (PSI) for March is also slated for release. Vale chief executive Murilo Ferreira is to speak at a Melbourne Mining Club lunch. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Wednesday on closed higher thanks to strength ...

The waiting game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... pickings for the RBA. Governor Glen would more likely than not... not change interest rates.A Not after he's "handover" (from mining to non-resources) speech in Hong Kong last week. Then again, it might not be as an easy peasy picking as it seems given ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... rallies in industrial metals and energy," he said. "Those two forces are playing off in the market." However, the largest mining companies had not received a boost so far this session. Mining giant BHP Billiton was down 12 cents at $35.86, Rio Tinto ...

Wealth management sector key to Australian growth: Deloitte

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... wave, which focuses on business imperatives for a prosperous Australia, identifies an additional 19 pockets of growth to mining. Among the domestic growth pockets identified by Deloitte, those associated with wealth management include retirement living ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... bit hit hard." The market could reverse some losses if the Shanghai stock exchange trades better on Thursday, she added. Mining giant BHP Billiton was down 68.5 cents at $35.865, Rio Tinto had lost 86 cents at $62.81 and Fortescue Metals had dropped ...

SMSFs still under-invested in global shares

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... in a lower credit growth environment and, by their nature, take on risks associated with high financial leverage, while mining companies are subject to wild swings in commodity prices as we have seen," Tuck reminded investors. "Most local investors are ...

Super is now an economic driver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... foundations for what will ultimately be a significant shift in how Australia's future economy will be funded after the mining investment boom." Whiteley said it's now time for the superannuation sector to be integrated into policy maker discussions about ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... potential for a bounce back in March would quickly reverse a lot of the positioning that has gone on this week," he said. Mining companies were among the weakest performers on Friday. BHP Billiton was down 65 cents at $35.75, Rio Tinto had lost $1.44 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... expected. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed lower, pulled down by weakness in the major banks, even though some mining stocks bounced back from recent losses. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 29.6 points, or 0.55 per cent, at 5,384.2 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... and Roy Hill taking part. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed flat as investors turned away from some of the big mining stocks in favour of the banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index added 2.3 points, or 0.04 per cent, to 5,413.8 points. The broader ...