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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
The Australian market has opened flat as gains for defensive stock offset losses for Westpac and Macquarie banks. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said Westpac and Macquarie were dragging down the market as both went ex-dividend. "It's a bit of a weak ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
The Australian market has opened flat as gains for defensive stock offset losses for Westpac and Macquarie banks. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said Westpac and Macquarie were dragging down the market as both went ex-dividend. "It's a bit of a weak ...

Down, down, dollar down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... US$1.004. Hip, hip. Now we'll have the currency working for the good of the Australian economy. It would, at the very least, offset the growth limiting impact of the increased taxation and spending restraint/cuts that Australian Federal Treasurer Wayne ...

BT Financial boosts Westpac result

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... the same period last year but were 2% lower than 2H12, with stronger funds management and funds administration earnings offset by seasonally higher insurance claims. Westpac reported total cash earnings of $3.53 billion and announced a fully franked ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... KONG - Tokyo stocks closed 0.44 per cent per cent lower as the yen's strength and gloomy economic data from the eurozone offset positive sentiment after the S&P 500 closed at another record high. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange ...

Collapse does not signal end of gold party

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... demographic change and entrenched interests, continues unabated. Interest rates will need to remain structurally low to offset fiscal drag, keep interest rate payments from ballooning and support growth," he said. "Until the countries backing the world's ...

QInvest launches mortgage broking service

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... the individual's circumstances, the refund will generally be applied to reduce the mortgage; otherwise, it can go into an offset account." Members can choose if they want to put more funds from the offset account into their super or boost their savin ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
The Australian stock market has opened flat, with gains by the two big miners offset by weakness among healthcare companies and major retailers. Macquarie Private Wealth division director Lucinda Chan said investors were absorbing the latest announcements ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... climbed 6.38 points, or 0.20 per cent, to 3,224.98. The Bank of Japan's announcement of aggressive stimulus measures helped offset a disappointing report on US jobless claims, which unexpectedly rose 28,000 to 385,000 for the week ending March 30. David ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... hold a special meeting. In Australia, the market on Friday closed slightly higher after solid gains for the major banks offset weak overseas leads. At the close on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.9 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 4,967.3 ...