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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower, after falls in most commodity prices and a fairly flat finish for Wall Street stocks. At 0654 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was down 18 points at 5,611. Locally, earning ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
The Australian stock market has opened lower as tensions increase over Ukraine and the Middle East conflicts. Australia's market followed negative leads on Wall Street overnight with all three major US exchanges ending the day in the red. The Dow Jones ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is higher following a strong lead from Wall Street. The Dow and S&P 500 advanced to fresh records on Friday amid a lift in oil prices and the French government having favoured General Electric's proposal to take over Alstom's ...

Crowe Horwath appoints director amid acquisition talks

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
Crowe Horwath has appointed a substantial shareholder as non-executive director to its board, as talks of an acquisition by Financial Index Wealth Australia (Findex) continue. Alceon Group founder and managing director Trevor Loewensohn will sit on ...

Better than good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
Up, up, markets are up. Over the past 24 hours, like any other 24 hours, financial markets were treated to a mix of stats/surveys/news that were either better, worse or in line with their expectations. We've gotten all possible combinations and permutations ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
The share market has opened lower as concerns about China's economy and falling commodity prices continue to weigh on investors. There was also a weak lead from Wall Street where the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.41 per cent, continuing the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
The share market is slightly lower due partly to a mixed lead from overseas markets and low trading volumes. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said there was little to drive activity on Thursday, with no major economic data releases ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
Australian stocks have started the week on a flat note, despite mining stocks receiving a boost from positive Chinese economic data. Commsec market analyst Stephen Daghlian said the local market had little in the way of a lead from Wall Street, where ...

Law firm acquires wealth management business

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
Listed law firm ILH Group has expanded into wealth management with the acquisition of Capricorn Investment Partners (CIPL). In acquiring the corporate advisory and wealth management firm, ILH will also acquire Melbourne-based boutique asset management ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The Australian stock market has started the week slightly lower, ahead of the release of official monthly retail figures. Commsec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the market had opened slightly in the red, following recent gains. "We've had a pretty ...