Original article by Philip Baker
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 11 : 23-Sep-14

The Australian sharemarket has shed more than five per cent so far in September 2014, paring the S&P/ASX 200’s gains in the year to date to just 0.2 per cent. In contrast, the S&P 500 has gained nearly nine per cent and the Hang Seng Index has risen by three per cent. Banks have borne the brunt of bearish investor sentiment, with all of the four major banks shedding more than the S&P/ASX 200 in September

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