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Counting up and counting down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
Shutdown: Day 7 (going by the US time zone)...and counting. Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it Virginia? Wall Street's back to the seesaw - up or down depending on every single blah US politicians' invoke over the shutdown and the debt ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street overnight as the US budget stalemate entered its second week with the government partially shut down. At 0815 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract ...

ISA asks for scaled, affordable advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has asked the Government to encourage scaled advice within the industry superannuation funds. In a document outlining the organisation's policy priorities for the period from 2013 to 2016, ISA stated that "financial advice ...

US real estate business launches strategy in Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
US-based Resource Real Estate (RRE) has launched a global property securities strategy addressed at Australian investors via a joint venture with Channel Capital. RRE Global Property Securities (Australia) will offer global property securities investment ...

ASIC rescues lower risk products from 'hedge fund' label

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has tweaked its definition of a hedge fund, to reduce the number of products that fall within stricter disclosure requirements. Product providers had expressed concern that some low-risk retail ...

Impasse ends when Wall Street says stop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street suffered hefty losses as the US partial government shutdown continued and worries climbed that the nation may default. At 0807 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013
Australian shares are firmer despite the continuation of a US Congressional stand-off over budget negotiations. Wall Street and European equity markets dropped overnight as the partial US government shutdown entered its third day. But the local market ...

Gone fishin'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite falls on Wall Street as the reality of the US government shutdown depressed markets along with fears of a American debt default. At 0853 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures ...