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Macquarie Bank launches SMSF property loan

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
Macquarie Bank will provide direct exposure to residential investment property assets, with the launch of a self-managed super fund property loan. The Macquarie Bank SMSF Property Loan was developed in response to growing demand for property assets ...

Macquarie profit drops 24.6pc

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
Macquarie Group's full-year profit fell 24.6% to $730 million, with subdued global market conditions impacting institutional and retail client volumes and product demand. "The year to 31 March 2012 saw substantially lower levels of client activity in ...

Wow on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
If there's something strange in your neighbourhood, who ya gonna call? Ben Bernanke! It was a wow day on Wall Street overnight as our friend Ben reinforced this Ben's view that it would be a win-win for equity markets, no matter how the Fed see its ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street overnight after blockbuster profits from Apple, a solid showing by Boeing, and the US Federal Reserve predicted the US economic growth would pick up. At 0800 AEST on Thursday ...

In it to win it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
I can almost see the smile on the faces and the jingle in the pockets of those who kept the faith, who didn't jump at shadows and bought what the worrywarts were peddling instead. They've been vindicated once again. For last night, Wall Street rebounded ...

Russell rethinks indices on expected bank windfall

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
Russell Investments has reconstituted the Australian high dividend and high value indices in favour of banking stocks ahead of reporting season. The semi-annual reconstitution has been driven by attractive valuations and expected income from the banks. ...

Australian finance sector jobs plummet

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
Australia has experienced the biggest Asia Pacific slowdown in finance sector jobs in Q1, according to research from website eFinancial Careers. Recording a reduction of 19% in finance sector job opportunities from the previous quarter, Australia lead ...

Currencies dominate CFDs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
Currencies dominated first quarter trading in CFDs, according to one provider, with a third of traders focused on the Aussie dollar. Research from Capital CFDs has shown AUD/USD remains the most popular contract for difference (CFD) followed by EUR/USD ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
The Australian dollar has consolidated an overnight rise based on strong jobs data. At 1200 AEST, the local currency was 104.05, up from 103.91 on Thursday afternoon. CMC Markets foreign exchange dealer Tim Waterer said better-than-expected labour force ...

Planner annuity interest climbs

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
Financial planner current use of annuities may be limited, with only 36% using the products in 2011, but there are predictions of increased use across the industry revealed in a new planner survey. Key findings within the Investment Trends December ...