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Austerity can be hazardous to your health

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013

Budget 2013-14 wrap up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
The headlines for the sector are that the superannuation changes announced on 5 April 2013 have been confirmed, the Medicare levy will increase by 0.5% from next year to offset the cost of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), some future tax ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
The Australian market has opened higher due to strong overseas leads and the falling Australian dollar. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the local market was off to a positive start after Wall Street and European market posted strong gains overnight ...

CommBank wealth division enjoys strong March quarter

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)'s wealth management and insurance division grew by 4% in the three months to 31 March. In an update to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Australia's largest company said that funds under administration and ...

Challenger extends deal with SimCorp

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
Challenger has extended its licence with platform software provider SimCorp. Challenger first partnered SimCorp in 2003 when, with $10 billion in funds under management (FUM), it was faced with need to either re-jig its legacy system or invest in a ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
The Australian share market has opened half a per cent higher. At 1015 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 26.2 points, or 0.50 per cent, at 5,247.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 24.9 points, or 0.48 per cent, at ...

Financial markets give the budget a big yawn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
"Dizzy, I'm so dizzy my head is spinning Like a whirlpool it never ends..." -Tommy Roe Done listening, watching and reading all about whys, hows, whens and wherefores of budget 2013-14? I know I am, I'm so, like, over it. It's good. No, it's bad. Nah ...

NZ Super offloads mining shares on RE concerns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super) has excluded global mining company Barrick Gold Corporation and its subsidiary African Barrick Gold from its $22 billion investment portfolio on responsible investment grounds. Barrick's mines in Papua ...

Niche mergers have their benefits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
Niche industry super fund mergers may have gotten some bad publicity, but they needn't be all bad according to NGS Super chief executive Anthony Rodwell-Ball. A recent survey by NGS Super found member satisfaction with the fund was at 84%, following ...

Will stocks follow Fed exit to the exits?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... inflation changes". Will this go the same way as February when a succession of Fed gabs, led by no other than Fed chairman Ben Bernanke pooh-poohed speculations of an early QE unwinding and soothed market sentiment? Or is this the real thing? Has the ...