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Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... or 1.73%, at $2.27. The major banks are mixed after the National Australia Bank and Westpac both traded ex-dividend this week. Commonwealth Bank has led gains among the big four after Thursday's losses. CBA rose 71 cents, or 0.85%, to $84.33, ANZ lifted ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... boosted by a weaker euro, as investors also looked forward to important corporate results and economic data due out this week. Frankfurt's DAX 30 index climbed 1.44 per cent to 11,619.85 points and the CAC 40 in Paris added 0.70 per cent to 5,081.97. ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... economy growing by seven per cent a year had helped improve sentiment in the resources sector. The Chinese central bank this week said it would free up banks to lend more by cutting reserve ratio requirements. He said mining stocks were also being helped ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... shaky finances. Uncertainty about Greece has hung over the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings this week. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets slumped as investor worries intensified over the plight of Greece and they took profits ...

Floating in money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... "The S&P 500 is now less than 1 per cent from its all-time high set on March 2. The benchmark index added 1.7 per cent this week, and marked three consecutive days of gains for the first time since February 17. The Nasdaq Composite is 1 per cent away ...

Managed account FUM exceeds $13bn

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... Providers (IMAP), which has published a report on the findings. "As part of the material for the Dealer Roundtable we held this week, IMAP asked the principal managed accounts providers to provide essential details about their service including the FUM ...

The RBA not in full control of dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
Remember the, "That 40% odds of an April rate cut last week - up from 36% the week before - has now risen to 68% this week" I typed on this space 24 hours ago? They've just gone up to 72% and the Australian dollar's fall to a low of US$0.7597 (down ...

Policies can adjust super tax concessions: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... beyond this," she said. The comments came in response to the release of the federal government's Tax discussion paper this week. Vamos said there is growing bipartisan support for changes to the taxation of high balances, and ASFA is pleased to see it ...

RBA rate cut: earlier and more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... cent a week ago." That 40% odds of an April rate cut last week - up from 36% the week before - has now risen to 68% this week. And this wouldn't be the last. According to the Australian Financial Review (AFR), "Board members are set to cut as early as ...

From the mouths of Feds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... orders to "go forth and spread the word' for several Fed officials have been doing a lotta spreading since the start of this week and in different corners of the world at that. From the mouths of Feds: Monday, 23 March : San Francisco Fed president John ...