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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
The Australian sharemarket is lower in the wake of a surprise move by the Swiss central bank to strengthen its currency. "We're all digesting the shock of the moves in the Swiss franc overnight - that's the talk of all the trading desks," CMC Markets ...

SNB dismantles defense

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... "Francogeddon", "currency tsunami", "shocker", "jaw-dropping". These are some of the words used to describe the Swiss National Bank's (SNB) decision to surrender and abandon the currency peg - erected back in September 2011 - against the euro last night. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
... $35.65, despite announcing a 10 per cent slide in revenue during the December quarter. Among the big four banks, Commonwealth Bank fell 16 cents to $83.51, Westpac dropped 28 cents to $32.85, ANZ slipped 21 cents to $31.45 and National Australia Bank ...

Compare the pair ads fail to excite members

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
Television advertisement for superannuation funds is failing to engage with members, who mainly prefer email communication or newspaper advertisement. "Splashing your brand on the TV might be cutting through to members in terms of awareness but it is ...

I'm with Bill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
Ahh yes, it's the time of the year again folks...the time when the World Bank WEP) releases its crystal ball's read on the year ahead....and despite the myriad of 'Happy New Year' wishes wished upon us when 2014 became 2015, the WB's crystal ball says ...

More Australians to invest in China

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
... with Macquarie, AMP Capital and First State Investments, are predicted initial candidates for RQFII quotas. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) and the RBA have also agreed to create a Sydney-based RMB clearing bank to facilitate RMB-dominated trade settlement. ...

Nearly there?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
... in the arm for the global economy" which would boost the level of GDP by between 0.3% and 0.7% this year. Similarly, World Bank research found that a 10% drop in oil prices would increase oil importing countries' GDP by 0.1 to 0.5 percentage points. ...

Medcraft backs national adviser exam

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
... conducted in a secure environment, to maintain the exam's integrity and to avoid cheating." Medcraft's comments echo those of ANZ Bank, which called for a national adviser exam In its submission to the Senate Economics Reference Committee inquiry into ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
... $28.03, Rio Tinto fell $1.04 to $57.46, and Fortescue Metals fell 10 cents to $2.59. Among the big four banks, Commonwealth Bank fell 52 cents at $85.36, Westpac dropped 15 cents to $33.19, NAB lost 24 cents to $33.68, and ANZ slipped 16 cents to $32.07. ...

Oil price shock, nice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
... macro economy. What happened then? What happened is escalating oil prices cured escalating oil prices. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's paper on the "Oil Shock of 1978-79" concludes that: "Eventually, slowing economic activity in industrial countries ...