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Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... is expected to be a tough budget. However, the thing to fear is the latest update on the US labour market. The Labor Department reported the US economy increased by only 120,000 jobs last month - far less than expectations for a 203K gain and the 200K ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... profit had slumped and its release of a new strategy involving increased staff and plans to chase online sales. The department store chain on Thursday was a further eight cents, or 3.29 per cent, down at $2.35. Sigma Pharmaceuticals was enjoying a second ...

Upside surprises to surprise on the upside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... confidence is not just one shown in the higher index reading. There's action behind this as evidenced by the US Commerce Department's report that business inventories increased by a higher-than-expected 0.7% in January - the largest since October. Increased ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... leading the big four banks higher, gaining 36 cents, or 1.56 per cent, to $23.43. Most retailers lost ground, with department store owner Myer Holdings falling 7.5 cents, or 3.35 per cent, to $2.165, and its rival David Jones down six cents, or 2.31 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... the US and Europe overnight. The US economy picked up more speed than expected in the fourth quarter. The US Commerce Department's upward revision said the world's largest economy grew at an annual clip of 3.0 per cent in the final three months of 2012. ...

Smart beta gains popularity with instos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... not simply the preserve of active management," said Olivier Cassin, managing director, head of investment advisory department, public markets at bfinance. Towers Watson also recently named cost-efficient access as the reason behind solid year-on-year ...

NAB Asset Servicing wins APRC mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... reporting obligations directed by the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 which is administered by the Department of Finance and Deregulation."

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... contract was down 12 points at 4,261. In economic news on Thursday, Reserve Bank of Australia Head of Financial Stability Department Luci Ellis is to give a speech to the Australian Mortgage Conference, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases ...

Fears Volcker Rule will hit sovereign bond trading

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... outs by government. It was passed into law in 2010 after being co-sponsored by several US regulators including the US Department of Treasury's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... per cent to $2.35 after the company said it expected to generate more than $40 million in sales per year from a new department store in Brisbane's southwest.