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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... $91.79, Westpac had gained 45 cents to $37.14, ANZ was 28 cents higher at $35.16 and National Bank was up 35 cents to $37.06. Gold miner Newcrest was among the worst performers after it reported a small decline in half year profit and no dividend, with ...

Sunsuper makes two senior appointments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
Sunsuper has appointed a new board member and an independent expert to its investment committee. Paul Lahiff joins as a director, replacing Graham Heilbronn, who retired in December. Laiff becomes the second director appointment in the last 12 months ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... the US dollar," he said. A rebound in crude oil prices from six-year lows also helped the energy sector while a rally in gold prices saw gold stocks outperform the rest of the market. Diversified mining giant BHP Billiton jumped 55 cents, or 1.9 per ...

Retail investor confidence in domestic market low

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
Retail investors say they have low confidence in Australia's economic outlook and a low appetite for investment risk, but their portfolios don't reflect that view. That's according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM)'s latest Retail Investor Survey ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... Coal miner Whitehaven was down 5.5 cents, or 4.2 per cent, at $1.245 after posting a half year loss of almost $78 million. Gold miner Newcrest had gained two cents to $13.72 after lifting its full year production guidance. The energy sector was also ...

ANZ to launch $750m hybrid capital offer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
ANZ is looking to raise $750 million through its latest hybrid issue, announced today. The bank will launch an ANZ Capital Notes 3 offer from February 5, 2015, as part of the group's capital management strategy. The offer is open to Australian investors ...

Support for FICAP RockStar event swells

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... incredible charities," Larsen said. ANZ, Challenger, Colonial First State and Perpetual are confirmed as platinum sponsors. Gold sponsors include Aberdeen, Ausbil, BlackRock, BT Financial Group,A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A BT Investment Management ...

AMP Capital issues deflation warning

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... deflation, it can be bad as it tends to go with poor growth and profits and as a result shares trade on lower PEs. Some see gold doing well in a period of deflation, but I doubt this and more likely would see it falling further as demand for gold as ...

Equip appoints new member director

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
Equip has appointed Jane Simon as a member director following previous member director Trevor Birkbeck's retirement last year. Simon previously served as partner and executive director, private wealth management at Goldman Sachs/JB Were. "We are extremely ...

Nearly there?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
The price of crude continues to dance the limbo (how low can you go?) After a strong start, Wall Street buckled after lunch as the price of WTI dropped to a low of US$44.20 a barrel and Brent touched US$45.19. The S&P 500 index gained as much as 1.4% ...