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Govt needs six votes to pass pension changes

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... Liberal Democratic Party and Family First. It is understood that Labor will support the 2% deficit levy on people with incomes above $180,000.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... flat at 5,445. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday advanced 32.37 points, or 0.20 per cent, to 16,583.34, 2.5 points above the previous high on April 30. Locally, in economic news on Monday, the National Australia Bank's monthly business survey ...

BT Financial Group posts 21% profit rise

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... year with FUM increasing 45% Net flows into Advance Asset Management are also up 20% with 85% of Advance funds performing above benchmark. BT Financial Group also said its platforms continue to hold number one ranking for market share at 19.7%. Asgard ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... the June share price index futures contract was up seven points at 5,454. The US economy added 288,000 jobs in April, far above the 210,000 projected by analysts. But Russia's warning of "catastrophic consequences" unless Ukraine halted a military operation ...

Age Pension to rise to 70 by 2035

MARK SMITH, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... be included in the means test, such as the value over a relatively high threshold. The means test would capture the value above $500,000 for single pensioners and $750,000 combined for coupled pensioners." It also said single retirees with an annual ...

The music's still playing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... And oh, all these came to pass amid high turnover - "About 6.3 billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges, 7.3 percent above the three-month average" (Bloomberg). Reports say those who rotated out of 'momo' (momentum) stocks are rotating back in ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... operations against pro-Russian rebels in the country's east. Despite the weak lead, the local market had managed to hold well above the 5,500 point mark in early trade, IG market strategist Stan Shamu said. "Heightening Ukraine-Russia tensions remain ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... opened stronger for the fifth consecutive session, thanks to another strong lead from Wall Street. The S&P/ASX200 pushed above 5,500 points soon after the open, for the first time since mid-2008. Rivkin global investment manager said a positive earnings ...

WaveStone launches local long-only equity fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... which exhibit a sustainable competitive advantage, operate in favourable industry dynamics, and have potential to deliver above market earnings growth. "We differentiate ourselves by adopting a resolute commitment to quality growth stocks - we apply ...

Leap in appetite for overseas assets

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... experience a downturn," he said. "This month we also saw that investors' concern level with global markets was just slightly above the all-time low from January 2014, despite many investors expressing concerns over China's economic stability and the ...