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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... Wall Street to record highs. Hong Kong shares rose 0.99 per cent, or 225.13 points, to close at 22,915.09 while Shanghai advanced 1.16 per cent, or 25.67 points, to 2,231.17. Sydney added 0.52 per cent, or 26.7 points, to 5,156.2. Tokyo and Bangkok were ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... dividend can only augur well for the final dividend," Mr Smith said. "The final dividend should be a ripper." Westpac had advanced 42 cents, or 1.24 per cent, to $34.32. Meanwhile, investment bank Macquarie Group reported full year net profit of $851 ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... good start to Tuesday's local session: CBA had climbed $1 to $72.60, NAB was 78 cents higher at $33.86 and Westpac had advanced 66 cents to $33.78. Financials were the best-performing sector at the open, having risen 1.96 per cent. The local market also ...

Australian Islamic finance presents opportunities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... the Muslim population specifically, we're interested in all Australian mums and dads". MCCA is also reported to be in advanced discussions with an unnamed Middle Eastern company with a view to setting up a $180 million mortgage fund, a $150 million property ...

It's the headlines, you twit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... footing". Headline: "Sales of New Homes in U.S. Climb 1.5% to 417,000 Rate". Opening paragraph. "Sales of new U.S. homes advanced in March as near record-low mortgage rates helped the industry complete the strongest quarter since 2008, putting the economy ...

Apps disappoint despite vast tech spend

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... According to BanterMob director of mobile marketing and strategy Kelly Slessor, the wealth creation sector is not as advanced as the transactional banking sector. "Most of the apps are superannuation calculators and they don't offer a great user experience ...

Use super to help pay health costs: CEDA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... structural reforms, 40% of it is still due to aging and population factors and 60% is due to greater utilisation of more advanced treatments driven by innovation and technology. If we include all costs associated with healthcare rather than just official ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... cent to 7,871.63 points and in Paris the CAC 40 added 0.85 per cent to 3,775.66 points. Milan's FTSE Mib index meanwhile advanced 0.58 per cent to 16,021 points, and Madrid's IBEX 35 gained 0.25 per cent to 8,159.5 points. In foreign exchange deals ...

Platforms press on in advice battleground

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... that moved back onto a platform, they thought the time was right to move off and they thought the solutions were more advanced," said Durbin. "But they found that the time they had to spend on it and the quality of the reporting was an area they felt ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... BHP Billiton was among the better performers, having risen 54 cents, or 1.7 per cent, to $32.29, while Rio Tinto had advanced 90 cents, or 1.65 per cent, to $55.50. Gold stocks were the best-performing sector at the open, rising 2.26 per cent. On a negative ...