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Nikkei not nice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Japanese equities started 2012 on the right foot with the Nikkei-225 index up by more than 4.0% in January. It is also now 7.9% above last year's low of 8,160.01 points. Viewed in this light, Japan's stock market appears to be in the mend. However ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
Australian stocks have opened slightly higher after mixed leads from offshore bourses kept investors wary ahead of the start of the local earnings season. Wall Street ended lower after US gross domestic product (GDP) data missed expectations - despite ...

Property-reliant SMSFs face potential risks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
Despite the increase in popularity of holding property investments among SMSF trustees, the practice comes with an element of danger, according to HLB Mann Judd. Information released in the most recent Mutiport SMSF portfolio analysis recorded a marginal ...

Super assets soar with 17% annual growth rate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
Australian super assets have rocketed up 17% in annual growth rate in ten years to US$1.3 trillion, or the equivalent of 96% of Australia's GDP, according to the Towers Watson Global Pension Assets Study. Australia's solid result was attributed to its ...

CommInsure appoints UHG as service partner

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
CommInsure has appointed Unified Healthcare Group as its medical information service partner for a four year period. Unified Healthcare Group (UHG) said it provides life insurance clients with a number of customised solutions including improving the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
Australian stocks have opened slightly higher after mixed leads from offshore bourses kept investors wary ahead of the start of the local earnings season. Wall Street ended lower after US gross domestic product (GDP) data missed expectations - despite ...

Risk focus needed for sustainable investing: MLC

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
MLC Investment Management has cautioned investors with a penchant for income-heavy portfolios that greater risk diversification and sophisticated strategies are necessary at a time when term deposits on one product reached $400 million. According to ...

Nice one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
As with most stock markets the world over, the Australian equity market has gotten off to a good start in the New Year despite gloomy expectations surrounding the global outlook and indications of weakening in the domestic economy. With only two trading ...

Australia Day honours for industry leaders

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
Leading industry figures John Gall and Fergus Ryan were among those honoured in yesterday's Australia Day celebrations for their contributions to the banking and finance industries. John Gall, a former National Australia Bank executive, managing director ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
The Australian share market at noon on Friday was higher, led by the resources and materials sector, following a decision by the US central bank to keep interest rates low for longer. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 29.4 points ...