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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... rigging key interest rates that affect transactions around the world. Chief among the banks fined were Germany's Deutsche Bank, France's Societe Generale and Britain's state-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland. The euro eased to $US1.3555 from $US1.3589 late ...

Grant Samuel expands to Brisbane

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... Queensland state manager at Challenger Group. He has also held positions at Credit Suisse Asset Management, Skandia and Macquarie Bank. "The time is right to have a person on the ground in Queensland," director and head of distribution at Grant Samuel ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... down 31 cents to $31.99, Commonwealth lost 67 cents to 75.88, while ANZ dropped 26 cents to $31.45 and National Australia Bank fell 11 cents to $34.08. Mr Esho said the big four banks had been overpriced and the move lower in recent weeks was not surprising. ...

That evil word is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... bought $937 million of Treasuries due from November 2024 to May 2030 in its first acquisition. In its second, the central bank purchased $3.73 billion in U.S. government debt maturing between September 2019 and October 2020." As per Bloomberg, "Since ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... September quarter national accounts figures, including gross domestic product. The Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index (PSI) for November is due out. News Corp chief executive Julian Clarke is to address ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
The Australian share market is trading slightly lower ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) monthly interest rate decision. Invast Securities chief market analyst Peter Esho said a lower gold price was weighing upon the resources sector and ...

Financial execs have poor ethics, little regulatory knowledge

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
Most financial service executives admit that career progression is difficult without "flexible" ethical standards and only 12% are confident in their knowledge of the regulatory environment, a CFA Institute research found. The global study, entitled ...

Bankrupt adviser gets nine month ban

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned a Queensland-based financial adviser from providing financial services after becoming an undischarged bankrupt. Alistair Frank McCreath, of the Sunshine Coast, has been banned for ...

Waiting to catch up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 29 points at 5,257. In economic news on Monday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its monthly board meeting and makes its interest rate decision. The Australian Bureau of Statistics ...