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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following the lead of international markets on continued unease over emerging markets. At 0755 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down 23 points at 5,120. In economic news on ...

The AFA develops social media simulator

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has developed a simulator to help advisers determine the best social media strategy for their client base. The simulator is an interactive tool developed using the 'Connecting with Client' report from August ...

Retail funds favour lifecycle MySuper options

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
More than half of all retail funds offering MySuper products have adopted a lifecycle approach, while all but four industry funds have opted for static strategic asset allocation (SAA), according to research by Mercer. The release of the research, entitled ...

Rich get richer fastest in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
The increase in the share of income going to the wealthiest 1% since 1980 rose faster in Australia than any country bar the US, a new Oxfam report reveals. The report, titled 'Working for the Few', shows the rising levels of inequality between the richest ...

Praemium to launch retail super SMA service

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
Praemium will launch a version of its separately managed account (SMA) platform for the retail superannuation space in February 2014. The Praemium SuperSMA will include the offerings of the current Praemium SMA platform within a retail superannuation ...

OC picks up distribution head from BT

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
Melbourne-based investment manager OC Funds Management has appointed John Clothier general manager of distribution. He will head up and build a new sales team within the group in a bid to capitalise on strong performance figures and recent platform ...

AMP names new division leadership teams

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014

Westpac trumpets infrastructure's 'annuity style' potential

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Increased investment in infrastructure by superannuation funds would provide retirees with a much-needed "annuity-style" income stream, according to Westpac Group. In a submission to the Productivity Commission's Public Infrastructure Inquiry, the bank ...

ASIC publishes Medcraft travel details

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
Documents released by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) show that chairman Greg Medcraft spent more than 80 days overseas on business trips last year. The documents reveal that the majority of these visits include meetings ...

Capital adds portfolio manager to ETOP strategy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
Capital Group has appointed David Holstein to the portfolio manager team for its Emerging Markets Total Opportunities (ETOP) strategy. Holstein has 23 years' experience in the investment industry including seven with Capital Group. The firm said he ...