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Super funds want a cost-benefit analysis on disclosure

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
Superannuation funds want a cost-benefit analysis done on the merits of disclosing their investments in response to a new push by the corporate regulator for greater transparency in the industry. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... income earners in a bid to get out of a debt crisis. Mr Waterer said traders were now waiting for the minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) August board meeting, due on Tuesday. "Locally, Tuesday's RBA minutes will be scrutinised as the market ...

Pensioner inflation hits 4.5%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... past 12 months. The aggressive inflation figures above the RBA's target range highlight the conundrum faced by the Reserve Bank, namely how to control rising prices without fuelling additional upward pressure on the dollar at the same time as slowing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... of 110.81 US cents on July 27, its highest level since the fixed exchange rate era ended with its float in December 1983 Bank of New Zealand currency strategist Mike Burrowes said the Australian dollar had climbed steadily since early Friday evening ...

China demand for Australian resources to fall: JP Morgan

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
Chinese demand for Australian resources was likely to fall, investment bank JP Morgan said yesterday. Jing Ulrich, chair of global markets, China, for JP Morgan, said China had to contend with imbalances in its economy in the medium to long term. Speaking ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... Friday morning, due to the return of risk sentiment, by 1200 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at 103.17 US cents. Royal Bank of Scotland FX strategist Greg Gibbs said the dollar's movements were closely linked to fluctuations in global equities ...

ANZ planners receive funding facility

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... with our aligned dealer groups." The move by ANZ is reflective of a shift in the financial planning dealer groups, with AMP Bank, Bendigo & Adelaide and St.George Bank also moving in this space after the Commonwealth Bank's decision to cease lending ...

nabInvest swoops for Aviva

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... billion of assets under management at July 31 2011. NabInvest, the direct asset management business of National Australia Bank (NAB), has around $51 billion in FUM through its in house teams and external partners.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... earnings report and bullish forecast Wednesday. Banks also recovered some of the previous day's 10 per cent-plus losses. Bank of America added 7.1 per cent while Citigroup gained 6.3 per cent. Bond yields firmed after trading at near-record lows a day ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... opened down 75 cents, or 1.56 per cent, to $47.48, ANZ was down 42 cents, or 2.12 per cent, at $19.38, National Australia Bank was down $34 cents, or 1.49 per cent, to $22.46. Resource stocks, too, opened in negative territory. BHP Billiton was down ...