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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street traded flat under the shadow of poor Chinese economic data and a slight gain in US monthly retail sales. At 0744 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 16 ...

BT expands Wrap Capital Protection funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
BT Financial Group has expanded the list of managed funds eligible for Wrap Capital Protection as a response to the demand for more retirement-based products. The number of funds accessible from BT's platform has almost doubled, and has gone from 80 ...

Australians priced out of life insurance

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
More than two in five Australians cannot afford basic life insurance a survey suggests. The survey by TAL of 1260 people across Australia also found that 17% believe their health insurance provides the same sort of cover as life insurance. The survey ...

Down, down, dollar down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... been here before only last February when the same rumours, speculations and rumours of speculations ran rampant...until Uncle Ben reminded everyone that stimulation would remain until the unemployment rate reaches 6.5% and the inflation rate doesn't ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street as Group of Seven finance chiefs met in Britain to discuss economic challenges. At 0802 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was up nine points at 5,216. ...

Wealth of opportunities for Aussie asset managers overseas

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
Industry Funds Management (IFM) chief executive Brett Himbury has urged Australian investment managers to take advantage of the huge opportunity of taking their expertise overseas. Addressing delegates at the annual Financial Standard Sales & Marketing ...

The Trust Co recommends Perpetual merger

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
The Trust Company board has recommended unanimously that its shareholders support the Perpetual proposal to acquire 100% of its shares. The Perpetual proposal would result in shareholders receiving 0.1495 Perpetual shares for each share held in The ...

Infrastructure offers income low correlation to other assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
Investments in infrastructure assets give diversification benefits to income portfolios with less volatility and lower correlation to the equity market, according to Omega Global Investors managing director George Vassos. Vassos explained that a institutional ...

Not strong enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
Here we go again folks. The end has come to Wall Street's five-day record-breaking run. Even well-conditioned athletes have to pause for breathe sometime just like high frequency traders need an excuse to turn those paper profits into real dinero. They ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after mixed performances on world markets overnight. At 0751 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up one point at 5,195. In economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...