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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
The Australian sharemarket is tipped to open higher, with solid gains on Wall Street overnight. The December share price index futures contract is up 30 points at 5,432. The Dow and S&P 500 have bolted to fresh records on continued momentum from Wednesday's ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
The Australian stock market is lower as news of a slowdown in Chinese industrial production and expectations the US Federal Reserve will lift interest rates weigh on investors. Official figures released over the weekend showed industrial production ...

Wealthy investors bullish thanks to advice

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... investments, recorded a slight month-on-month decline of 2% in net demand for international investments in addition to a sharp fall in confidence around Australian equities. However, those investors with over $1 million in investable assets do not share ...

"Pleasant" but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
...and a but, but here, and a but, but there, everywhere a but, but. Looks like I'm not the only one who likes my buts around here. There were 'buts' a-plenty after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released this "lucky country's' economic scorecard ...

Super returns dip but still strong

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
The SelectingSuper MySuper and Workplace rolling 12 month performance index fell during July to return 10.6% compared to 12.7% at end June and 11.7% at end May. Rainmaker, which conducts the research for SelectingSuper, noted that three year super fund ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... exporters' competitiveness and foreign revenues and income when they are repatriated back to Japan - prompted by last year's sharp depreciation. Recent data show that while Japanese exports increased by a larger than expected 3.9% in the year to July ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after US stocks lost ground on Friday. The September share price index futures contract was down 10 points at 5,599. Wall Street stocks closed mostly lower on Friday night following a cautious appraisal ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following solid gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0658 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,615. In Australia, company earnings season continues with ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... market has hit a six-year high as a positive investor response to a generous payout from Coles owner Wesfarmers outweighed a sharp fall in BHP Billiton shares. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 10.8 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 5,634.6 points, according ...

Multi-asset emerging market approach halves volatility

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... portfolio with the aim of cushioning volatility without unduly sacrificing the return potential of the region. Large and sharp drawdowns in the region in response to macro news are a characteristic of the emerging markets investment experience which ...