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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... was up four points at 4,744 with 4,234 contracts traded. The Australian market had been expected to start the session stronger, after the US S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit their best levels since December 2007 during Friday night trade. ...

AIST argues for fee-cap in MySuper submission

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... product," said AIST project manager David Haynes. AIST, which had made submissions to every stage of the Government's Stronger Super reforms, has also argued for changes to the product dashboard, and to ensure that all third-party arrangements are fair. ...

Global fund managers bullish on equities: HSBC

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... their cash," he said. Economic indicators in China and the United States are getting better, and managers are "Looking at stronger prospects in equities and selective fixed income markets," he said. The survey, which polled 10 global investment-houses ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... mineral sands explorer Iluka are also releasing production reports on Thursday. Meanwhile, Qantas shares were 2.25 cents stronger at 1040 AEDT, hitting $1.56, after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission gave interim authorisation of the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... pollution. But Seoul was off 1.16 per cent, or 23.30 points, to 1,983.74, led by falls in technology stocks due to a stronger won, and Hong Kong shed 0.14 per cent, or 31.75 points, to 23,381.15. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index rose 17.038 points, or 0.41 ...

SMSF popularity belies fickle performance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... 2011, an average 42% significantly underperformed. The research does reveal, however, that larger funds tend to generate stronger returns than smaller funds, suggesting the importance of scale. Indeed, the scale effect is much greater among the SMSF ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... in calendar 2012 on a replacement cost basis, which excludes the effect of changes in the world oil price, thanks to stronger sales of petrol products. Caltex was up 72 cents, or 3.8 per cent, at $19.65. Shares in APN News & Media were 1.5 cents lower ...

Wealth CEO's lambast regulatory reforms

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... wealth management industry don't think that new regulation, such as the Future of Financial Advice reforms (FoFA) and Stronger Super even pass a simple cost-benefit test, said John Brogden, chief executive, Financial Services Council (FSC). The FSC's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... market closed on a high last week as it had already anticipated a positive night on Wall Street. "We might be looking for stronger leads when the Asian markets open to boost our markets later today," he said. "As we head into the festive season a lot ...

Upside for risk assets in 2013: Threadneedle

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... promises to be fraught with uncertainty for investors but an easing of the largest global risks should pave the way for stronger returns in risk assets, according to Threadneedle's Mark Burgess. Overall the chief investment officer says Threadneedle ...