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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... improvements in the US, where another fall in the unemployment rate last week helped push the Dow Jones Industrial Average above 17,000 points for the first time, were the main drivers of the local market. "The market is wanting to be optimistic and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... increased 24.48 (1.25 per cent) to 1,985.44. Both indices notched closing records three days in a row and the Dow closed above 17,000 for the first time. The gains were also strong on the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index, which tacked on 88.00 (2.00 ...

Independence Day for the US economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... 12.1% in June. While this measure has steadily come down from the peak 17.1% back in 2010, the current reading remains far above the 8% rate pre-GFC and even higher than the 10.3% top hit after America's recession in 2001. "Stagnant wages" - you betcha. ...

YBR Smarter Money returns 5.0% over June quarter

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... Smarter Money's risk-adjusted Sharpe Ratio has been a very high 4.5 times since its inception several years ago, which is well above competing funds," he added.

Slow and steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... particularly if you look at the bar chart of this stats' monthly performance - the June number stands head and shoulder above those of the past 18 months. We have lift off!... in the US economy. Yippee-kay-yay! But - yes there's still a but - this excellent ...

Manny Pohl issues prospectus for new retail LIC

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... priced, underlying value opportunities. We aim to structure portfolios with higher weightings in stocks with long-term returns above the risk free rate. "Our approach and track record demonstrate to us there is a strong demand for a specialist small- ...

YBR Smarter Money receives rating upgrade

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... banks seeking to tap cheaper wholesale bond markets for funding, depositors were finding it difficult to get cash returns above 3.5% annually. "Deposit rates have been falling as banks have been able to source cheap money in the bond market. This has ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... six months. The HSBC's manufacturing activity index in June rose to its highest reading for 2014, at 50.8 - its first time above the 50-mark this year - which the bank said showed the world's second largest economy had turned the corner. The benchmark ...

Lonsec reveals new CEOs

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... Erdonmez's promotion to chief executive of Lonsec Research and Adam Gee's promotion to chief executive of SuperRatings. The above changes, combined with the high calibre of all our personnel, place Lonsec Fiscal and its subsidiaries in a strong position ...

Westfield restructure gets green light, UniSuper to retain holding

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... shareholder support to get the move over the line. Just over 76% of shareholders in WRT have voted in favour of the move, above the 75 per cent threshold needed for the restructure to go ahead. "We will decide what we do with our shareholding but this ...