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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... "Commodities are still quite sluggish, and I think that will weigh on the market. "On the Aussie market, it's time to play it a bit safe." Metals companies were the worst performers, and most sectors were lower. Newcrest was down 52 cents at $10.27 ...

Quicker and faster hikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... incoming data... and if they raise rates because the data - including "readings on financial developments" - tell them it's safe to do so, what's wrong with that? Financial markets can't forever get high on Fed supply.

FoFA changes no threat to best interest duty: lawyer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... Brogden as "small technical changes" - to parliament. The advice focuses on the removal of the 'catch-all' provision of the safe harbor section of the legislation (Corporations Act 961(B)). Following six specific points spelling out what is classed as ...

Pickle wrapped in a bind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... One thing's for sure though, the Fed will deduct another US$10 bil from its monthly asset shopping budget. The flow into safe-haven US Treasuries due to Crimea allows it to continue withdrawals without sending yields on the tenners higher.

SEC prioritises cybersecurity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... risk prone. The irony is that automated process can be systemically protected, unstructured ad hoc processes can't be easily safe guarded, he explained.

State Super to combine with two NSW state funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
The New South Wales government has announced it will amalgamate the management of the assets of State Super with that of two other state-run funds. The management of SAS Trustee Corporation, the trustee of State Super, will merge with that of the Safety ...

FoFA amendments will reduce quality of advice: lawyer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... overall quality of financial advice given in Australia, with advisers focussed on carrying out the remaining steps in the safe harbour as efficiently as possible - in other words, going through the motions and reducing the best interests duty to a mechanical ...

Retiree 4pct drawdown limits too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... and inadvertently result in retirement funds running out too quickly. The research is detailed in the Finsia report 'How safe are safe withdrawal rates in retirement? An Australian perspective' authored by Professor Michael Drew and Dr Adam Walk. Prompting ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... armed conflict in Eastern Europe has subsided, investor confidence in higher risk assets has slowly returned, sending the safe-haven yen falling against the US dollar and euro. Tokyo jumped 1.59 per cent, or 237.12 points to finish at 15,134.75 and Seoul ...

Punishing Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... and 10% for the year versus the US dollar). The financial markets' reaction was hardly surprising - risk assets dropped and safe-haven ones rose. This could become more pronounced as tensions escalate. The hope is that cooler heads would prevail and ...