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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... construction spending rose to an annual rate of $US971.0 billion ($A1.1 trillion), 1.1 per cent above the revised September figure. The increase was almost double the consensus prediction from analysts. In local economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

Slides can be fun too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
Brent oil up 4.0% to US$72.94 a barrel; WTI oil up 4.9% to US$69.36 a barrel. Is this it? Have we reached bottom oil? Is this the sliding slippery stuff's equilibrium price? Or just a dead feline bounce? As Bob Dylan would sing to you, "the answer my ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell on poor Black Friday sales and a China manufacturing slowdown. At 0819 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 15 points at 5,227. US sales came in less ...

Super returns dip in September quarter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
Super funds saw a further dip in returns in the September quarter, on average falling by between 60 and 80 basis points compared to the June quarter, according to the second batch of MySuper statistics released by the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after the OPEC oil cartel decided not to cut output despite a supply gut and falling crude prices. At 0825 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was down 17 points at 5,397. Wall ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a lacklustre performance on Wall Street after the release of disappointing economic data. At 0908 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was unchanged at 5,407. The US ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street stocks fluctuated as data showing the economy expanded more than previously forecast was offset by a drop in consumer confidence. At 0815 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index ...

Inflows from overseas double in four years

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... type. It shows that Japan is by far the biggest contributor accounting for 33% ($9.9 billion) of foreign fund flows. The figure shows the significance of Japan as an existing trading partner and highlights the potential for future opportunities under ...

FEATURE: A new world order in active management

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
The active versus passive debate is one that has raged for decades but with the latest figures showing a steady increase in the amount being allocated to index strategies, Mark Smith asks the experts if the jig is up for active fund managers. It seems ...

Super sets sights on $2tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
Superannuation assets climbed 10% in the 12 months to end September 2014 to reach $1.871 trillion and are on track to break the $2 trillion barrier by March next year. MySuper accounts for 33% of institutional super funds surveyed by APRA or $375 billion ...