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AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... market looks set to open higher despite a muted showing on European markets and Wall Street being closed for Independence Day on Friday. At 0645 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 5,495. In local economic ...

Independence Day for the US economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... climbing steadily towards the dotcom high established in March 2000. Wall Street's jump was reportedly due to Independence Day for the US economy - that is, last night's payroll stats - employment increased by larger-than-expected 288K in June (that ...

So good but for the wrong spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... shining, the sky is blue and the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker appears to have celebrated America's 'Independence Day' three-days early. You'd be jingling your bells and singing hallelujah too, Virginia, when you look at what happened ...

APRA requests more decision-making power

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has used its submission to the Financial System Inquiry to call for increased independence from government. APRA's submission argues that it needs more freedom to regulate the banking, superannuation and life insurance ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
... quarter. In equities news, Programmed Maintenance is expected to post first half results while Bank of Queensland, Independence Group, Regional Express Holdings and AWE have annual general meetings scheduled. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed ...

Grandfathering pushes self-licensing

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... and their need for support." Fuchs added that advisers should also look at "ideology, culture and passion around independence." The current legislation around grandfathering states that if an existing advice arrangement is changed after July 1, 2013 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... day of substantial gains that has marked the first week of the financial year. US markets were closed for the Independence Day holiday overnight, and local investors have followed market gains in Europe, where the European Central Bank said it remained ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... index was up 53.2 points, or 1.13 per cent, to 4,781.0 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street was closed for the US' Independence Day public holiday. LONDON - European shares prices rallied and the euro plummeted against the US dollar after the eurozone and ...

Guiding it forward

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... the market. Offshore leads were mixed with Wall St posting modest gains in a shortened session ahead of the US Independence Day holiday. But, European stocks were down. "There is no real major reason to be driving it this hard. As far as we're seeing ...