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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on major international markets on the back of disappointing April PMI data for China and the eurozone and as some US earnings results missed expectations. At 0755 AEST on Tuesday, the June ...

Speculation grows on super tax breaks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
Two days after opposition Treasurer Joe Hockey said in a landmark interview that Australia needs to end its cult of welfare entitlement, speculation is rising the government is considering a clampdown on untargeted superannuation tax concessions. On ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
The Australian dollar is three quarters of a US cent higher after a successful Spanish bond auction reduced fears of a fresh European debt crisis. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the currency was trading at 103.89 US cents, up from 103.14 cents on Tuesday ...

Calls for CGT merger relief

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
Lack of clarity around the Government's intention for providing capital gains taxation relief for superannuation mergers is damaging members and limiting MySuper outcomes, according to AustralianSuper and ASFA. With the rising trend of super fund mergers ...

Indonesian inflation falls to 4.25pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
The outlook for oil prices is still the wildcard for the economic outlook across the Asian region, according to the latest market update from Indonesia's Mandiri Investasi. Adding to the speculation is that central governments are trying to control ...

J.P. Morgan TS builds with six senior hires

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
J.P. Morgan has continued its hiring blitz appointing Damian Crowley as head of cash and trade sales for J.P. Morgan Treasury Services Australia and New Zealand along with five other senior hires. The newly appointed team will work closely with their ...

No QE, not bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
Guess we're no longer BFF (best friends forever) with Ben. No sir, not after he quashed everyone's hopes that QE the third is about to sail. How could you do this to us BFF? It's all over the headlines: "U.S. Stocks Fall as Fed Minutes Damp Stimulus ...

Platform FUM plummets by $16.5bn

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
Platform funds under management nosedived $16.5bn over the year to December 2011, under pressure from volatile markets. The overall Masterfund market now sits at $411.3bn according to new data from Plan For Life, which was broken down into wraps, platforms ...

Where now brown cow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
There seems to be a sense of calm in the financial markets these days. An eerie calm that makes one wonder what lies inside investors' heads. And usually times like these - times when the market is consolidating - they suggest that the market may have ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
The Australian share market has opened half a per cent lower following the lead of international markets amid fresh concerns over China's cooling economy after a warning on dropping iron ore demand. At 1011 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...