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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... Friday for the Independence Day public holiday. Wall Street on Thursday rode improving economic data to fresh records this week, spawning comparisons to July 4 fireworks on the eve of the US Independence Day holiday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

CBA needs to"lift its game": Treasurer

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... thoroughly, with open minds and a total focus on customers." "We expect to provide a detailed response by the end of this week," Narev said in the written statement. "The Senate Committee has provided a wide-ranging report, which raised a number of serious ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... be seeing a bit of book squaring at the end of the financial year," he said. "There are also a lot of data releases this week, particularly on the Australian economy, and many investors may be holding off for a clearer picture of the economy or are doing ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... market is higher after retail stocks bounced back from their recent slump. Strong manufacturing data out of China earlier this week and signs consumer sentiment in Australia is picking up have rekindled demand for consumer related shares, CMC Markets ...

Super funds procrastinate on holdings disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... priority, according to BNP Paribas Securities Services' chief administration officer Daryl Crich. Speaking to media this week, Crich said: "I don't think it is front of mind. I think they want to make sure they can tick the box of regulatory reporting." ...

Health and wealth go hand in hand: Survey

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... very encouraging and motivating." Consumer research backs this. An AIA Australia 'Turn-On to Wellness' Survey released this week found that three-quarters of Australians are more likely to stay healthy if they achieve their fitness goals. Even more so ...

Financial services falling behind in online transactions

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... financial services industry is lagging behind other sectors in online business transactions, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The report -- Summary of IT Use and Innovation in Australian Business 2012-13 ...

The scares that weren't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... having a good time." - "Don't stop me now", Queen We've come a long way, baby Virgie. It's lookin' like we'll be ending this week with smiles on our faces... and perhaps, for the remaining six months of 2014. Let's take a walk down memory lane to see ...

Key Telstra Super investment exec resigns

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... resigned after more than six years in the role. A Telstra Super spokesperson confirmed that Chris Artis resigned earlier this week and would depart the fund on July 8. His main responsibility was the domestic and global fixed interest, cash portfolio. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... US consumer prices in the same month rose more than expected. LONDON - European stock ended higher as investors await this week's US Federal Reserve policy meeting, while fears that violence in Iraq could disrupt energy supplies still weighed on sentiment. ...