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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to follow Wall Street's downward lead and open lower, a day after rising 2.5 per cent and posting its biggest gains since October 6 2011. US stocks reversed early gains and ended lower on revived concerns about the eurozone ...

FIIG snaps up Macquarie CIO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
Macquarie Bank chief investment officer and head of innovation Craig Swanger has taken on the role of head of markets at FIIG Securities. Swanger will be responsible for FIIG's sales and channel distribution business as well as risk management and product ...

CBA grows advice research team with new hire

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has expanded its Advice Research team to six with the appointment of Rohan Aggarwal as research analyst. He will work closely with the senior analysts in the team to help deliver the Advice Research team's key functions. These ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
After sharp falls in its previous session, the Australian market looks set to open flat following gains on US and European bourses on encouraging manufacturing data out of Europe. At 0813 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

ASIC increases NTA requirements for custodians

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has introduced new regulations over the amount custodians are required to hold in net tangible assets (NTA). Under the new regulations, custodians must hold 10% of average annual revenue in ...

MSCI upgrades heighten frontier market concentration risk

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
MSCI's recent upgrade of frontier markets economies has heightened the diversification risk for index strategies in the space, according to Advance Emerging Capital chief investment officer Dr. Slim Feriani. The changes, which come into effect in May ...

AIA Priority Protection added to Asgard

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
AIA Australia's Priority Protection products have been added to the Asgard superannuation platform. AIA said a third of risk business in Australia is now being written via platforms and advisers increasingly see them as a means to reduce their administrative ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
The Australian share market has opened lower as local investors worried about comments out of China that its government is less committed to strong growth. The market is about half a per cent lower, which follows similar-sized losses on Wall Street ...

Mirvac sells 50% stake in Sydney CBD office to AMP

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund (AWOF) has bought a 50% stake in the land and development of 200 George Street, in Sydney CBD from Mirvac Group (Mirvac). The AMP Capital fund has paid Mirvac $317 million for the 50% interest in the Sydney city centre ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
Australia's share market has opened marginally higher as upbeat American employment and home sales data adds a small bounce. But the third straight session of gains on Wall Street is unlikely to help the local share market finish in firmer territory ...