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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat with Wall Street little changed as investors digest a series of economic data ahead of Friday's big US jobs report for March. At 0805 AEDT on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down six ...

Bloomberg acquires well-known UBS indices

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
Independent global index provider Bloomberg Indexes has acquired a family of well-known Australian indices from UBS. Under the transaction, Bloomberg will acquire all UBS Australia bond indexes, including the benchmark UBS Composite Bond Index. The ...

Prescriptions galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a positive lead from international markets after data showed a pickup in US job creation. At 0812 AEDT on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 5,417. Payrolls ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... only slightly higher at noon. "We've run into some resistance around the 5,400 points level," OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. Investors may be waiting to see if China will take measures to stimulate its economy, which would provide a catalyst ...

Thinktank launches LRBA loan service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
Property loan specialist Thinktank has launched a limited recourse borrowing arrangement (LRBA) loan for self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The Thinktank SMSF Commercial Loan offers loan-to-value ratios of up to 75% and 25 year repayment terms. The maximum ...

ATO takes over SME super clearing house

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has taken over responsibility from the Department of Human Services for the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House. This move is part of the government's commitment to streamline processes and it believes the ...

US retirement assets reach US$23tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
The US retirement assets market reached a stellar US$23 trillion at end 2013, up 16% through the year. But while the figure, at roughly 14 times the amount in the Australian superannuation system, seems astronomical. It is actually corresponds similarly ...

Better than good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
Up, up, markets are up. Over the past 24 hours, like any other 24 hours, financial markets were treated to a mix of stats/surveys/news that were either better, worse or in line with their expectations. We've gotten all possible combinations and permutations ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street gained following solid manufacturing data from China. At 0830 AEDT on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 5,410. China said its official purchasing ...