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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... $US1.3255 late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell after disappointing numbers from the US offset upbeat sentiment following Europe's exit from a long and damaging recession. Tokyo shares on Thursday slid 2.12 per cent, or ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... for buoying investor sentiment, along with a Japanese media report saying Tokyo was mulling corporate tax cuts to help offset an expected rise in sales tax. WELLINGTON -The NZX 50 Index fell 1.233 points, or 0.03 per cent, to 4524.588.

Abbott to announce levy details next week

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
Opposition leader Tony Abbott admits proposed business tax cuts for some companies will be offset by the coalition's paid parental leave levy. But Abbott says most will still be better off. Abbott has confirmed a coalition government will cut the company ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... shares slipped 0.23 per cent to end at 6,604.21 points, weighed down also by heavyweight miners retreated in value, which offset news of a strong rebound for British manufacturing. Frankfurt's DAX 30 lost 1.17 per cent to 8,299.73 points despite the ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Friday closed higher thanks to a rally by banking shares that helped offset weaker resources stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 6.4 points, or 0.13 per cent, at 5,042.0 points, while the ...

Perpetual attributes FUM decline to market falls

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... June 2012. Perpetual said a decrease of $200 million in FUM as a result of a lower domestic equity market was partially offset by the excess returns delivered by the majority of the group's Australian Equity funds. It also saw net outflows of $500m ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... top central banker. A strong production report from BHP Billiton boosted sentiment in the resources sector, but that was offset by losses in other sectors. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.3 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 4,981.7 points, while ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... Dow Jones and the S&P 500 closed at all-time highs for the third straight session as in-line Chinese economic growth data offset disappointing US retail sales figures. US retail sales rose just 0.4 per cent in June, below the 0.7 per cent expected by ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street edged higher to new highs following strong banking earnings that offset a profit warning from UPS and fresh trouble for Boeing's Dreamliner aircraft. At 0820 AEST on Monday, the September share ...

Super syphons savings from banks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... authors of part two of the report, Professor Rodney Maddock and Peter Munckton, said: "The effect would however be exactly offset if superannuation funds provided deposits into the banking system on the same terms as savers did pre-superannuation" - ...