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ECB to stay in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
Phew! That was close. No Virginia, we didn't hear this sigh of relief from European Central Bank president Mario Draghi yesterday, but we would have had the Fed's policy announcement and America's first quarter GDP growth update not drowned out the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
The share market has opened slightly lower despite a strong lead from Wall Street and a better than expected profit from ANZ. ANZ beat market expectations with a record half year cash profit of $3.5 billion, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
The share market is slightly down again after Tuesday's fall ended a seven-day winning streak. Offshore markets in the US and Europe were up overnight following positive sentiment, with nearly three-quarters of US companies beating earnings forecasts. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's gains on mixed economic data and corporate earnings as a two-day US Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting got underway. At 0805 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures ...

Kinetic Super to reduce admin fees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
Kinetic Super will reduce the fixed portion of its member administration fee by as much as 10.5%, the fund has announced. While the fund has not committed to a definite figure, it has given the 10.5% as a maximum limit. Currently the fund charges $1.90 ...

Japan's 1997 deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
Despite market optimism over 'Abenomics' and widespread expectations that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) would eventually announce further expansion of monetary policy, Japan's stock market continues to trend lower. The Nikkei-225 index has sunk by 11.4% so ...

Over 50s want to work longer, survey finds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
Employer attitudes towards older people in the workforce are improving as employees show a willingness to work longer, according to a study commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC). The report, which was conducted by Kreab & Gavin Anderson ...

Not too late for super to start on big data

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
It's not too late for superannuation funds to start using big data to understand their members' needs, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia wrote in a recent blog on his LinkedIn profile. "What do footy ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
The stockmarket has 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 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
The Australian share market is trading higher after solid corporate earnings reports lifted the United States market. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the local bourse was trading on a positive note after the Easter break. "The pipe-opener ...