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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... the end of March. Market heavyweight BHP Billiton retreated 39 cents to $34.19. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank was 31 cents lower at $23.17, Westpac gave away 17 cents at $20.39, ANZ sagged 22 cents at $21.87, and Commonwealth Bank slipped ...

FSC makes move on fund governance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
Some of the super industry's biggest players will have new transparency and governance policies to work under after the FSC released its new mandatory policy requirements. The Financial Services Council (FSC) said that there had been a lot of attention ...

Recycled scares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... third. The report validated expectations that the region would fall into recession this year. But we also know this. The World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) all ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Performance of Construction Index (PCI) for February comes out. Meanwhile, Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Philip Lowe to scheduled to address the Australian Industry Group's 12th Annual Economic ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... September quarter. The result was slightly above market expectations of an $8.1 billion deficit. Still to come, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) was due to hand down its monthly interest rate decision at 1430 AEDT. Market economists were expecting ...

Online historic cash reporting drives SMSF efficiency

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
Macquarie Bank has introduced online access to 10 years worth of historic cash management account statements to support the growing SMSF market. Driven by feedback from stakeholders, the historic CMA statements are secured within the bank's online portal ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian dollar has fallen almost half a of one US cent as global markets reacted to China's reduced growth target. BRUSSELS - A dozen banks, insurers and investment funds holding Greece's bonds will participate in a massive debt relief ...

Mason Stevens buys 2020 Funds Management

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
Managed accounts provider Mason Stevens has bought 2020 Funds Management Limited and 2020 DIRECTINVEST to create a new entity, One Capital Management. Mason Stevens and 2020 Funds Management product capabilities, with a new focus on the SMSF market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... index futures contract was down 16 points at 4,262. In economic news on Monday, the Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index (PSI) for February is released, as is the ANZ job advertisements series for February. ...

Earnings on the up for industrials

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... although the performance of superannuation funds continues to be impacted by heavy equity exposure, according to a Deutsche Bank strategist. While industrial companies missed results expectations, the degree of variance was smaller than initially feared ...