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LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street made modest gains ahead of a busy week of economic indicators. At 0859 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 5,398. The first reading on US ...

BT's stranglehold on platforms weakens

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013

TAL launches 'world first' group insurance technology

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
Life insurer TAL has developed a new web-based technology for its group insurance business, enabling it to deal more directly with those holding life policies through superannuation. The technology was developed with UniSuper, to coincide with the commencement ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
The Australian stock market has opened higher following gains on Wall Street driven by good US manufacturing data and car sales figures. CMC Markets chief market analyst said the Australian market might be further supported by the news that China's ...

Facebook turns on profits as teenagers turn off

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
Amid strong profit results for Facebook, analysts are zeroing in on the falling usage from teenagers - pointing to long term implications for corporations that have a singular social media strategy. Facebook declared a 60% jump in September profits ...

Super funds shun Aussie managers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
Australian superannuation funds are overlooking local active international equities managers in favour of their overseas counterparts. According to research by Rainmaker Information, Australian managers have won about $3.2 billion, or around 10%, of ...

Mercer gets approval for MySuper product

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
The Mercer MySuper product has received authorisation from the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) starting December 1, 2013. The product will include the Mercer SmartPath investment portfolio, with a number of investment options that ...

Macquarie posts solid half-year result

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
Macquarie Group's profits have jumped 39% year-on-year for the half year to 30 September 2013. Net profit after tax attributable to ordinary shareholders was $501 million for the period, up 2% on the half year ended 31 March 2013. Macquarie Group managing ...

Speakers confirmed for Family Office Forum

STAFF REPORTER  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
Leading economists and private banking specialists will be among the keynote speakers at this month's Family Office Forum in Melbourne. The event, which has been organised by the Centre for Investor Education (CIE), will take place from Monday 25 - ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat following falls on Wall Street and most European bourses after eurozone employment figures failed to impress. At 0824 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up three points at ...