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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... 203,000 jobs. LONDON - European stock markets posted solid gains following unexpectedly strong US jobs data, despite this raising the odds that the Federal Reserve could soon reduce its huge stimulus injections. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index rose ...

Blue Sky targets mandate wins with $19m capital raise

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has raised nearly $19 million in the first stage of a capital raising program. Blue Sky said it will use the funds to provide additional capital for ongoing co-investment in its managed funds and to demonstrate balance ...

Planners lax on capital protected product advice: ASIC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... unjustified gearing recommendations. ASIC deputy chairman Peter Kell said: "The findings were disappointing and with FOFA now raising the bar for advisers, our warning against inappropriate selling of complex products cannot be clearer. "Capital protected ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... Airline Virgin Australia firmed 0.5 cents to 39 cents after it said it would proceed with its planned $350 million equity raising following approval of the move by the Takeovers Panel.

Rice Warner warns of massive TPD underinsurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... individual clients' insurance needs, so that insurance offers can be targeted at those with the greatest need, rather than on raising levels of cover across the board," said Rice Warner's Richard Weatherhead. "This is particularly the case in relation ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... by profit-taking, while Shanghai tumbled on expectations China will restart initial public offerings in the new year, raising fears of a share glut. Investors seemed broadly unmoved by upbeat figures showing Chinese manufacturing continuing to expand ...

SMSF regulation to remain 'light touch': Sinodinos

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... of people in this space tend to go with areas they are most familiar with. But what you hope over time is, if you keep raising the levels of financial literacy in Australia is that people will take a more balanced view about how they allocate their a ...

Industry bodies clash over pension age

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
... received a mixed reaction from financial services industry bodies. The Financial Services Council (FSC) is in favour of raising the preservation age for superannuation and it argued that it will relieve "the increasing strain on the economy as the Australian ...

OneVue completes $6.75 million capital raise

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
OneVue has completed the first $6.75 million of an $8 million capital raising program, with Perpetual and Thorney emerging as major investors. OneVue chief executive Connie Mckeage said the capital raising would fund the business' expansion following ...

Mohammad goes to mountain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013