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Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street tumbled more than 2.5 per cent despite solid jobs data. At 0645 AEDT on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down 41 points at 5,381. The US Department of Labor reported ...

Super returns up slightly to 12.8pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
The SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index recovered slightly during February to return 12.8% up from 12.5% at end January albeit this is still sharply down from December's 16.1%. Underpinning the results are that the rolling ...

Sinodinos says six figure AWH salary was 'reasonable'

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
Former assistant treasurer Arthur Sinodinos has said he found it "reasonable" he was paid a salary of $200,000 per year as chairman of Australian Water Holdings (AWH), a role that involved between 25 and 44 hours of work every year. Sinodinos, was on ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after markets in the United States continued their rise overnight. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the local market's opening trade was looking pretty good after encouraging US jobs and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... said US businesses added 191,000 jobs in March, below the 215,000 projected by analysts, but an improvement on the 178,000 figure for February. Locally, in economic news on Thursday, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens is scheduled to address ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
The share market is in positive territory, but finding resistance against any sizeable gains. Despite a strong lead from US and European markets, higher iron ore prices and speculation that global miner BHP Billiton is considering demerging some assets ...

US retirement assets reach US$23tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
The US retirement assets market reached a stellar US$23 trillion at end 2013, up 16% through the year. But while the figure, at roughly 14 times the amount in the Australian superannuation system, seems astronomical. It is actually corresponds similarly ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... managers index of manufacturing activity came in at 50.3 for March, up slightly from February's eight-month low of 50.2. A figure above 50 points to growth. Locally, in economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite strong gains on Wall Street after Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen was dovish about the US economy's recovery. At 0855 AEDT on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up four points ...

Individual cover through super, key to insurance recovery

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
The real opportunity for the insurance industry lies in encouraging consumers to enhance their default life risk cover within their superannuation, MetLife and Financial Services Council (FSC) research has concluded. "The real challenge for the industry ...