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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open flat after escalating violence in Iraq spooked investors and falling iron ore prices continued to pressure mining stocks at the end of last week. At 0822 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
Australian stocks have fallen to a two month low as escalating tension in Iraq caused heavy falls on Wall Street. Another sharp drop in the iron ore price has also sparked heavy falls in Australian miners. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said he thought ...

Wall Street slips on oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
"Plus ASa change, plus c'est la mAame chose!" Pardon my french, Virginia. But nah, I'm not swearing... it's an honest to goodness French phrase that translates to "the more things change, the more they stay the same." This came to my balding head as ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is set for further falls after another negative session on Wall Street, caused by escalating violence in Iraq that pushed US oil prices to nine month highs. At 0700 AEST on Friday, the March share price index futures contract ...

Van Eyk adds SMAs to research platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
Researcher van Eyk has added separately managed account (SMA) data to its online research and portfolio tool, iRate. As a growing number of financial advisers look to recommend direct investments, van Eyk's new service has made data available for around ...

US retirement assets reach US$23tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... overall retirement assets. While target date life stage funds are seen as a panacea they have only taken hold in the retail IRA market, which accounts for 90% of their source of FUM.

Reheating the cold war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
Bloody Vladimir! This must be what US President Barack Obama thought after two-time (2000-2008 and 2012-present) Russian President and two-time (1999-2000 and 2008-2012) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin "asked" and "got" the Russian Parliament's ...

Obama launches myRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
President of the United States Barack Obama has proposed a new retirement savings program called MyRA to help Americans prepare for retirement. The plan was unveiled in last week's 2014 State of the Union address. The plan will not require Congressional ...

Van Eyk appoints acquisitions specialist

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
Ratings and advice provider van Eyk Research has appointed Anthony Vaiente to the newly created role of manager of practice acquisitions and recruitment. Vaiente has over 15 years' experience in business development, mergers and acquisitions of financial ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite gains on international markets after Iran struck a landmark deal on its nuclear program that will see sanctions eased on the key oil exporter. The accord reached over the weekend in Geneva sent crude ...