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Banks lead Australian market lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
The Australian share market is trading lower as investors continue to grapple with the Reserve Bank of Australia's position on interest rates. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said although commodity prices lifted overnight and boosted the resources ...

Mocking Maastricht

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Is there? Is there not? A deal between 'the institutions' and Greece? It's a mere three winks away to crunch time and yet, there's still conflicting news on whether or not 'the institutions' would give Athens the euros it needs to repay one of 'the ...

CBA granted renminbi licence

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
Commonwealth Bank has been granted a renminbi (RMB) licence for its Shanghai Branch by the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC). The licence enables the bank to broaden its institutional offering to incorporate all aspects of trade and investment ...

World's largest sovereign wealth fund divests coal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
Norway's Parliament has voted to divest further coal holdings from the country's US$882 billion sovereign wealth fund. Specifically, the country's finance committee will sell ownership in companies with more than a 30% stake in coal-related business. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, after the Nasdaq index on Wall Street bolted to a fresh record peak. At 0646 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,750. Locally on Thursday, the Australian ...

Share market flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
The share market has opened higher, continuing the positive momentum from Thursday after positive overseas leads. The big miners and energy stocks led the market higher. "We got the leads from overseas which were okay, but I think more importantly than ...

Universities at fossil fuel divestment frontlines

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
The University of Oxford has announced it will cease any future investments in coal and tar sands. Although the university said it will not divest from all fossil fuels, it's the latest in a group of academic institutions - including New Zealand's Victoria ...

You can forget June

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... adjustment"? Oh no, could it be, it couldn't be, that the FOMC has taken on board the "double seasonal adjustment" by the San Fran Fed I ranted about two days ago to turn the reported 0.2% annualised March quarter GDP growth into 1.8? It wasn't mentioned ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set for a flat open after a sluggish lead from Wall Street. At 0656 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up three points at 5,623. Locally on Wednesday, Reserve Bank deputy governor Philip Lowe ...

CFS to distribute Sanlam funds in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
Colonial First State has partnered with South African asset manager Sanlam Group to distribute Sanlam's Managed Risk Funds in Australia. According to CFS general manager product and investments Peter Chun, Sanlam's Managed Risk strategy pivots on reducing ...