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NAB confirms final pricing for Great Western IPO

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014

... franchise. "While the price is lower than expectations the IPO had strong demand despite the recent volatility in the US equities market. Pleasingly the deal attracted strong representation from a broad range of quality investors with the book well covered. ...

Market wrap

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014

... share market has opened lower amid ongoing Aussie dollar weakness, a fall in commodity prices and soft leads from US equities. Wall Street stocks finished lower overnight after a monthly US consumer confidence index fell for the first time in four months ...

Average September on average

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014

... were we not? Stronger US growth may have made that "sooner" well... sooner. An ever so slightly longer term look at US equities points to an average September for Wall Street. Here average means the average as observed by the 'Stock Trader's Almanac' ...

BetaShares launches US equity ETF

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014

... BetaShares introduced with YMAX, we believe there is great appetite for investors looking for a similar approach over US equities," BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur said. "This fund may suit not only SMSFs and investors who are seeking increased ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014

... day at 4,464.70 points. "Last night's absence of any real surprises from the US Federal reserve... has helped push US equities out to fresh highs," said Tony Cross, a market analyst at Trustnet Direct. "More critical for the domestic agenda is the fact ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014

... program. Analysts had been watching to see if the Fed would move up its expectations for the timing of a rate hike. US equities gave back some of their gains in the last half hour of trade. The Dow was also lifted by a call from activist investor Trian ...

Insurers upping risk to combat low yields

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014

... of the CIOs surveyed believe private equity will be the best performing asset class in 2014. Insurers also expect US equities and European equities to deliver strong relative returns. CIOs plan to increase allocations to asset classes that can offer ...

Bottoms up

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014

This week, this month, this year marked the fifth anniversary since US equities bottomed on 9 March 2009. The US subprime mortgage crisis that morphed into what is now termed as the global financial crisis sparked market volatility and heightened investor ...

A tall tale of a good story

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014

... cyberspace, one would think so as many financial headlines blame disappointing US economic releases for the dip in US equities while we slept. The weather was kept out of it - "U.S. Stocks Fall After Weaker Housing, Confidence Data" says Bloomberg. Sure ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP | TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014

... Markets strategist Stan Shamu said the gain was not as significant as anticipated. "It seems that the pullback in US equities at the end of trade has filtered through to our local market," he said. Mr Shamu said the market would be waiting to see how ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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