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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower in a likely quiet day of trade on Melbourne Cup day and following poor performances on international markets. At 0845 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was down three points ...

APRA releases group insurance best practice guide

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... responding to a tender. APRA said of the guide: "The release of LPG 270 is part of a suite of activities intended to address poor practices that have emerged in the group insurance market, contributing to deteriorating experience for many participants. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... speak at an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia lunch in Sydney. In Australia, the market on Tuesday improved from a poor start but still closed marginally lower, due to weakness in sectors exposed to commodities. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

Franklin Templeton beefs up fixed income team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... investment grade and high yield universes. Wee also has experience as a corporate ratings analyst from her time at Standard & Poor's. Joshua Rout has joined the team as junior research analyst and trader. He has four years of industry experience and ...

QEnd

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
"And now, the end is near; And so I face the final curtain." - My Way That, Virginia, is QE doing its rendition of Frankie ol' blue eyes Sinatra's ol' time classic. Barring a very nasty - just nasty won't cut it - surprise, the Fed will be announcing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... NEW YORK - US stocks have capped a strong week on a high note, with good earnings from Microsoft and others overshadowing a poor report from Amazon. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 127.51 points (0.76 per cent) to close Friday at 16,805.41. The ...

Arthur's back. Wait, no he's not

COLIN BRINSDEN, AAP ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... Bowen called the mix-up a "farce". "The government shouldn't be putting the Treasury in this position. I think this is a very poor look," Mr Bowen told reporters in Sydney. He said Prime Minister Tony Abbott should have fixed the situation long ago. ...

AustSuper premium hike sees surprise member response

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
AustralianSuper's decision to significantly increase life premiums has had the surprise effect of triggering more members to dial up their cover. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Insurance Symposium, AustralianSuper product ...

Jarrod Brown resurfaces at Wingate

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
Former Bennelong Funds Management chief executive Jarrod Brown has resurfaced as a director of the Wingate Group. He will be responsible for Wingate's investor relations and lead a coordinated capital funding strategy to support Wingate's ongoing expansion. ...

Seesaw on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... read my piece last year - that I made them stop, look and listen and defer the taper announcement until December 2013. But poor old balding-headed moi - how can I be so presumptuous? -- the Fed did so only after volatility in emerging markets (and the ...