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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 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... struck rebel positions in neighbouring Yemen. Tokyo tumbled 1.39 per cent, or 275.08 points, to 19,471.12 after earlier this week touching a 15-year high, while Sydney sank 1.58 per cent, or 94.22 points, to close at 5,879.1 and Seoul fell 0.99 per cent ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... push it up to that landmark. Trading was lacking in direction, with no significant economic data or corporate news out this week or incentives to adjust portfolios ahead of next week's Reserve Bank meeting on interest rates, said Quay Equities head of ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
The share market has started the week on the backfoot as cautious investors sit on the sidelines in the lead up to this week's US Federal Reserve meeting. The market has started more than 0.6 per cent lower, with IG market strategist Stan Shamu attributing ...