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Sinking emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
We waited...and waited...and waited. All of last week we waited to get a better handle on whether it's gonna be taper on or taper off, after the latest update on the US labour market. But nah. While Wall Street rallied following the release of the US ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
Australian stocks have opened flat, with market players sitting on the sidelines ahead of an interest rate decision from the central bank. Market players looked past a positive lead from Wall Street, where US stocks rallied strongly and commodities ...

Super is working but needs to evolve: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
The superannuation system is working but is transitioning, according to a report by Deloitte Access Economics that was commissioned by ASFA. The report, 'Maximising Superannuation Capital', released today at the ASFA Investment Interchange seminar ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
Australian stocks have opened flat, with market players sitting on the sidelines ahead of an interest rate decision from the central bank. Market players looked past a positive lead from Wall Street, where US stocks rallied strongly and commodities ...

Banks shift gears on technology spend

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
After years of technology investment focused on developing infrastructure, banks and fund managers are pinning their hopes on better customer-centric IT solutions to gain market share. "Technology is going to be paramount for this industry," Colonial ...

DST Bluedoor to take platforms to Europe

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
Technology provider DST Bluedoor will expand its platform business into the European market. The company has been selected by International Financial Data Services (IFDS) to support its outsourced European wealth management and platform administration ...

William Blair targets super fund investors with 'game theory'

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
Chicago-based asset manager William Blair's head of dynamic allocation strategies Brian Singer has been in Australia promoting the firm's Macro Allocation Fund to institutional investors. The strategy is centred on the investment philosophy of 'game ...

Quo vadis dollar-A?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Dive! Dive! Dive! You've heard the news - our very own currency is top of the pops no more, it's made one hell of celebrity splash over the past week as it fell below parity against the big dollar and continued to head down ...

MySuper a challenge to fund differentiation: AusSuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
While MySuper will provide Australians with a single low-cost balanced option with common features across funds, it has challenged marketers who must consider ways to differentiate their funds. "The 'compare the pair' campaigns are gone, there's no ...

Money, money, money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013