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Big changes on way for pension funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... the investment returns do not suffer. However, becoming an asset manager presents different challenges and funds need to advance cautiously, noted the report. For example, they may need to start with asset classes they are familiar with. But doing so ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
The Australian share market was slightly higher at noon, following better than expected local economic data and mixed overseas leads. Business investment rose 0.2% in the September quarter, beating economists' expectations of a 1.9% fall, while new ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a lacklustre performance on Wall Street after the release of disappointing economic data. At 0908 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was unchanged at 5,407. The US ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after a surprise cut to interest rates in China boosted mining stocks. The People's Bank of China has unexpectedly cut benchmark interest rates for the first time in more than two years to boost sagging ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... at 5,349.0 points. NEW YORK - The Dow and S&P 500 have inched to new records ahead of a deluge of US economic data in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday. At the closing bell on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 17,817.06, up 7.00 points ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after US stocks barrelled to fresh records following China's surprise interest-rate cut. At 0751 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 52 points at 5,360. The People's Bank ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street and European markets after data showed German investor confidence had returned for the first time this year. At 0852 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street and European markets after data showed German investor confidence had returned for the first time this year. At 0852 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures ...

Non-aligned licensee inquiries to rise in 2015

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
Independence, the flexibility to build an approved product list and cheaper, more advanced technology and platforms are encouraging more advisers to leave large licensees and strike out on their own. The big four banks and AMP have collectively seen ...

Forward guidance at its best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
It's them, not us! This is the not so subtle message Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney delivered at his opening remarks following the release of the BOE's Quarterly Inflation Report last night. But of course, being the astute central banker ...