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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... HONG KONG - Most Asian stock markets recovered some equilibrium but Tokyo slumped 3.22 per cent on profit-taking and a stronger yen while comments by President Xi Jinping fuelled concerns about the slowing Chinese economy. The Nikkei 225 index lost 469.8 ...

Liquidity concerns push CSC to change target allocation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... Corporation (CSC), trustee for the Public Sector Super Scheme, has made changes to its default option in response to the Stronger Super reforms that require improved operational risk reserves. The CSC made the changes to lift its liquidity levels as ...

Bravura appoints head of pre-sales

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... its unified wealth management platform, following the recent changes in the wealth management industry fuelled by the Stronger Super reforms. "Aligning prospects with the right solution is vital to our success, a process that requires deep knowledge ...

Fed speaks Fedspeak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... effect, increased consumer spending, higher company profits, a lift in investment in buildings, equipment and people, stronger growth in the economy. Couldn't fit it in the virtuous cycle but there's also the lower greenback that contributes to America's ...

UniSuper nearly ready to award $25m insurance contract

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... told Financial Standard that the review was triggered by the need to comply with the benefit design implications of the Stronger Super requirements. "In addition, the review was undertaken with the need to comply with legislative requirements regarding ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... general meetings. Norton Gold Fields opens its Enterprise Mine in Kalgoorlie. In Australia, the market on Monday closed stronger, pushing above one per cent during the day but easing to around half a per cent higher by the finish. Investors initially ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... banks were more than one per cent firmer, with ANZ up 34 cents at $30.60, CBA 89 cents higher at $74.10, NAB 41 cents stronger at $33.50 and Westpac up 48 cents at $31.83. Meanwhile, BHP had risen 59 cents to $35.00 and Rio had climbed 52 cents to $55.81. ...

Quo vadis dollar-A?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... euro. The A$ cross rates confirm this. Against the yen, the pound and the euro, the dollar-A remains 18.6%, 7.0% and 2.9% stronger than it was at the start of the year, respectively. For others...it's because the correlation between the A$ and commodity ...

Govt loses, then wins vote on super legislation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... the best possible value to members. Meanwhile, according to a statement by Superannuation Minister Bill Shorten, the Stronger Super legislation which was passed is aimed at simplifying superannuation arrangements, cutting member fees and increasing transparency. ...

NAB Wealth profits stable

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... maintained its market leading position in business lending and the wealth investments business also performed well with stronger client acquisition." He added that a strategic review of its ailing British operations, which include the Yorkshire and Clydesdale ...