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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street. At 0649 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 22 points at 5,687. Locally on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank releases minutes of its May board meeting ...

Lies, stats and damned double seasonal adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
"If you're going to San Francisco Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair... There's a whole generation with a new explanation..." - Scott McKenzie, "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)" The song instantly played in my head as ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set for a fairly flat open to the week after a weak lead from Wall Street on Friday. The June share price index futures contract was up two points at 5,749. On Friday, the S&P 500 in the US edged higher to a new record in ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open higher, following strong gains on Wall Street. At 0653 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 39 points at 5,726. The S&P 500 in the US rose to a fresh record close, led by strong ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market is higher, boosted by energy and retail stocks. "The energy sector is certainly the stand-out early in the session on some gains in the oil prices overnight," OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said Woodside Petroleum ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market has bounced back after five consecutive days of falls, helped by gains in banking and mining shares. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said the market is doing surprisingly well. "We have seen iron ore ...

Citi builds pension team

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
Citi has appointed a new vice president for its transition and pension services team. Stuart Zanchi has held positions at JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs Asset Management and most recently at NSW Treasury Corporation. At Citi, he will manage multi-asset class ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market has bounced back from last week's losses as news of further economic stimulus in China helps lift commodity prices. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said the market was around half a per cent higher, with ...

Cbus faces serious industry problems with super payments

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
An independent governance review of Cbus found the construction industry faces a serious problem with employers regularly gaming the system and not meeting their superannuation payment obligations. The recent review was commissioned by the industry ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
The share market is up by almost one third of a per cent, with the banks leading the recovery after two days of heavy losses. The big miners and energy stocks are the only sectors to be slipping, following a dip in crude oil and iron ore prices. A moderate ...