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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 surged to record highs overnight. The local market continued to rally on Friday morning after three days of gains, opening around half a per cent higher. This follows investors' positive reaction to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... chairman Ben Bernanke's pledge to maintain the central bank's easy-money policy for the foreseeable future. At 0756 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 37 points at 4,953. In economic news on Friday, the Australian ...

Self-education cap to harm senior workers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... the $2,000 year cap on tax deductions for professional self-education on May. The consultation process is open until this Friday and the issue is expected to be debated later in the year.

Self-education cap could prevent professional development

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... across Australia as well as healthcare, IT and architects associations. The group will submit a discussion paper before this Friday and is seeking to meet MPs from all parties during the next weeks.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies ended 1.17 per cent higher on Monday, to close at 6,450.07 points compared with Friday's closing level. Frankfurt's DAX 30 gained 2.08 per cent to 7,968.54 points and in Paris the CAC 40 increased 1.86 per ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... stocks offsets gains in other sectors. US stocks rose about one per cent after better-than-expected labour force data on Friday showed more jobs were created than expected in June. While the Australian market usually follows Wall Street leads, the currently ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... confidence was boosted by intentions to stimulate economic growth in Europe, sending shares about one per cent higher on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 45.0 points, or 0.98 per cent, at 4,841.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... close to one per cent higher, continuing the week's trend of significant moves both higher and lower. A day of gains on Friday to follow Thursday's rises would end the trend of one day of heavy losses being following by a day of substantial gains that ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... that stimulus measures would continue for some time and ahead of official US employment figures for June. At 0807 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 35 points at 4,783. In economic news on Friday, the Australian Industry ...

Last-minute Stronger Super reprieve averts "ludicrous situation"

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... funds expressed concern that they were not ready to comply with all the reforms - many of which were not passed until the Friday before they came into play. MTAA Super CEO Leeanne Turner said she sent a letter to the Australian Prudential Regulation ...