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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... points, or 0.4 per cent, to 5,373.1. The broader All Ordinaries index added 19.7 points, or 0.37 per cent, to 5,371.2. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on generally solid corporate earnings and increased confidence after a weaker-than-expected jobs report suggested ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... cent, higher at 5,351.8 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was up 30.5 points, or 0.57 per cent, at 5,351.5 points. NEW YORK - US stocks ended little changed as investors took a breather after last week's hefty gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... or 0.73 per cent, to 5,321.5 points. The broader All Ordinaries index added 39.1 points, or 0.74 per cent, to 5,321. NEW YORK - Google's strong earnings sent its shares rocketing past the $US1,000 mark, taking the S&P 500 to a new all-time high and giving ...

IFM to open Tokyo office

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... market needs and practices." Himbury said that 25% of IFM's staff are now based overseas, at offices in Berlin, London and New York. The new Tokyo office is set to open early 2014. IFM manages around $48 billion worth of Australian industry super fund ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... points, or 1.63 per cent, to 5,230.9. The broader All Ordinaries index gained 82.6 points, or 1.61 per cent, at 5,228.8. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied for a second straight session on rising optimism about a Washington deal to avert a debt default. The ...

Hockey Review to push for industry deregulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... industry aimed at removing regulation, Treasurer Joe Hockey said. Speaking at the American Australian Association in New York, Hockey said that the inquiry will "reduce the regulatory burden on business by $1 billion a year." Hockey revealed that each ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... points, or 0.07 per cent, to 5,262.9. The broader All Ordinaries index added 5.2 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 5,264.4. NEW YORK - An 11th-hour deal to end the US government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling sparked a strong rally on Wall Street, with ...

Catastrophe bonds offer answer to asset correlation problem

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... rates, but by whether certain events, such as an earthquake in India, a Tsunami in Japan or a storm off the east coast of New York, do or do not occur. This means that returns are unrelated to the economic activity. In the wake of the global financial ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... or 0.11 per cent, lower at 5,147.1. The broader All Ordinaries index was down 5.4 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 5,146.2. NEW YORK - US stocks surged on progress towards a potential deal in Washington to prevent a debt default, recovering a hefty portion ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... benchmark S&P/ASX200 index adding 3.6 points to 5,153 and the broader All Ordinaries index gaining 3.5 points to 5,151.6. NEW YORK - US stocks were mixed as the White House moved to convene meetings with leading members of Congress to seek an end to ...