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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... European stock markets were mixed, with the mining sector hit by concerns about Chinese demand. But Frankfurt held its ground near record territory despite disappointing data. Frankfurt's DAX 30 edged up 0.04 per cent to 9,943.27 points, coming closer ...

Help is on its way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... with stricter credit standards which reinforces disinflationary pressure and hence worsens debt burdens... This is fertile ground for a pernicious negative spiral, which then also affects expectations." That's the groundwork laid... but what would he ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... the Japanese economy accelerated in the first quarter. Wall Street provided a negative lead, with the main indexes losing ground in an end to a five-day rally that saw the Dow and S&P 500 notch up fresh records. Tokyo slipped 0.75 per cent, or 107.55 ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... release half year results while Coca-Cola Amatil holds its annual general meeting. In Australia, the market on Monday lost ground due to weaker commodity prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 12.4 points, or 0.23 per cent, at 5,448.4 points ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... Contact Energy led the benchmark NZX 50 Index lower, with Mighty River Power, Meridian Energy and Genesis Energy also losing ground. The index fell 27.72 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 5,161.41.

Virgin Money cops fine for misleading direct insurance ads

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
Virgin Money Australia has been forced to pay $30,600 in penalties after some of its advertisements fell foul of the regulator. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) issued three infringement notices for misleading online and television ...

FSC will take FWC to Federal Court

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) will take legal action against the Fair Work Commission (FWC) after it rejected the FSC's request for a hearing on the validity of the expert panel. FSC chief executive John Brogden said he would apply for "an urgent ...

Over 50s want to work longer, survey finds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
Employer attitudes towards older people in the workforce are improving as employees show a willingness to work longer, according to a study commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC). The report, which was conducted by Kreab & Gavin Anderson ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... to the week as renewed concern over tensions in Ukraine weighs on global markets. Wall Street and European markets lost ground on Friday as Ukraine ratcheted up military operations against pro-Russian rebels in the country's east. Despite the weak lead ...

May worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... through the early parts of 2014, it is if nothing else notable that since early March, the broader market has held its ground near new highs while both small caps and consumer discretionary stocks have departed definitively lower." Perhaps the most worrying ...