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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... had already priced in a government shutdown, limiting the hit when it actually occurred at midnight Monday. Also, many predict a speedy resolution. LONDON - European stock markets rose strongly despite a dramatic US government shutdown, on hopes of a ...

MTAA Super adds calculators to website

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013

Aircraft leasing, an opportunity for investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
Aircraft leasing could become an opportunity for investors after a report suggested it is entering a period of strong growth. The report was commissioned by Investec Bank's Aviation Finance division and written by former Mercer global head of Alternative ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street gained following some solid economic data. At 0812 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,314. Wall Street's gains came on the heels of ...

Surprise tapering delay boosts Australian shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
The Federal Open Market Committee's surprise decision not to begin tapering its stimulus measures has brought a fresh wave of confidence to Australian investors, according to industry experts. Federal Reserve chairman Ban Bernanke said the US would ...

Taper? What taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013

Aussie ETF industry comes of age

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
New record highs in the trading value in the Australian exchange traded fund (ETF) market show that the industry has come of age with investors increasingly using ETFs in sophisticated ways, according to BetaShares managing director Alec Vynokur. BetaShares ...

DB schemes decline post-GFC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
Uncertainty in the wake of the global financial crisis has accelerated the move away from defined benefit (DB) retirement schemes, and towards defined contribution (DC) schemes, according the 2013 Create survey. The survey, which included responses ...

Friday the 13th spook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013

Accounting and advice practices likely to increase mergers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
Recent regulatory changes that allow accountants to provide financial advice under a limited licence are likely to increase the appetite for mergers and acquisitions between accounting and advice practices. "The accounting industry's foray into the ...