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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... per cent to 4,379.06. The euro retreated to a three-week low against the dollar on heavy selling after the European Central Bank hinted at a further loosening of monetary policy in the eurozone to avert deflation, traders said. HONG KONG - Asia's markets ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... lost 86 cents at $62.81 and Fortescue Metals had dropped 10 cents to $5.23. Among the four major banks, National Australia Bank was 17 cents lower at $34.88, Westpac had shed 23 cents to $34.05, ANZ had dropped 12 cents to $32.43 and Commonwealth Bank ...

CommInsure nabs ANZ head of insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... and life insurance Craig Harrison as its new general manager of wholesale life. Harrison will return to the Commonwealth Bank Group after 11 years. He was formally an executive manage manager in the company's retail bank division, before moving on to ...

First quarter stasis and A$ ADHD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... February's rebound, it would have to be: the market's acceptance that old man winter's responsible for weak US data flows; the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announcing an expansion of its lending facilities; and, the G-20's expressed commitment to lift global ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
... European markets recorded the strongest gains, thanks to speculation of looser monetary policy from the European Central Bank. "That's really fired up European investors," he said. Mr McCarthy said an improvement in commodity prices had also provided ...

JANA absorbs MLC IM in NAB restructure

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
... create a larger and more powerful investment research, advisory and portfolio management business, NAB has announced. The bank said the combined business will better utilise the broad range of investment skills across the two businesses, enhance investment ...

OneVentures launches second fund for HNWs and instos

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
Australian venture capital firm, OneVentures has launched the OneVentures Innovation and Growth Fund II, seeking to raise $100 million from institutional investors and high net worth (HNW) individuals over the next 12 months. The fund will invest in ...

ASIC bans former authorised representative

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
Former director and officer of CS Heritage Securities has been permanently banned from providing financial services by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC). The regulator found that Phillip Gregory Spark had engaged in misleading ...

BRICs without BRI

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
... plus annual rate back in 2010/11 to just 4.7% as at the December quarter of last year - and that's even before the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) latest round of interest rate hikes flow through into the economy. C appears to be the only BRIC standing. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
... to open higher, following Wall Street and European markets which rebounded on regional economic data and European Central Bank talk that looser monetary policy could be in the offing. At 0810 AEDT on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract ...