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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
The Australian share market has opened fractionally higher, boosted by the big miners. IG Markets market strategist Evan Lucas said the big miners - BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals - were forging ahead on the back of stronger iron ore prices ...

Less than 1% of AusSuper members seek advice

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... AustralianSuper expects to issue 20,000 pieces of advice this year, twice as many as in 2012. But even if it reaches this figure, it will still only represent 1% of AustralianSuper's two million members. REST Industry Super chief operations officer Paul ...

Platinum reports stellar result

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
Listed investment company Platinum Capital saw its pre-tax net asset value (NAV) grow by 42.3% in the 12 months to 30 June 2013 while the Morgan Stanley Capital Index was up 30.5% over the same period. Total shareholder return measured in terms of company ...

Aussie shares best in a generation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
Australian shares have outstripped all other major asset classes over the last 30 years, according to research by Vanguard. The passive investment specialist has illustrated the importance of remaining exposed to the market over the long-term with 30-year ...

PM Capital boosted by beer and Las Vegas property

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... in have been taken over." The philosophy has led to the fund posting a 77.8% return over the 12 months to 31 July. The figure dwarfs the 44.5% return achieved by the fund's benchmark, the MSCI World Index. The firm's latest success story has been a direct ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
The Australian share market has opened fractionally higher, boosted by the big miners. IG Markets market strategist Evan Lucas said the big miners - BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals - were forging ahead on the back of stronger iron ore prices ...

Unclaimed life insurance up by $28 million

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... during the last year, according to the latest report by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The figure for unclaimed life insurance on July 1, 2013, was approximately $80.1 million and a year before it was $52 million. ASIC has ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher with international markets boosted by encouraging eurozone data signalling that the 17-nation bloc may be edging out of recession. At 0647 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a mixed result on Wall Street and European markets amid heightening concerns of yet another Greek bailout. At 0755 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up nine points ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
... expectations. Authorities also announced steady expansion in retail sales and fixed asset investment, and a benign inflation figure of 2.7 per cent, unchanged on last month. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index fell 7.74 points, or 0.2 per cent, to a month-low ...