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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after OPEC chose not to cut oil production levels. At 0822 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was down 44 points at 5,294. In local economic news on Monday, the Reserve Bank ...

Challenger Care Annuity sales suspended

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
Challenger has suspended sales of its Care Annuity product and will pursue legal avenues after the government announced it would reassess the social security treatment of investors in the annuity. The Department of Social Services (DSS) informed Challenger ...

Super returns dip in September quarter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
Super funds saw a further dip in returns in the September quarter, on average falling by between 60 and 80 basis points compared to the June quarter, according to the second batch of MySuper statistics released by the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
The Australian share market has started higher, led by gains from the big four banks and major miners. The market is more than three-quarters of one per cent higher in early trade, more than reversing Tuesday's losses. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
The Australian share market has opened one per cent higher. At 1010 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 53.0 points, or 1.00 per cent, at 5,357.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 51.7 points, or 0.98 per cent, at 5,343.8. ...

FEATURE: A new world order in active management

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
The active versus passive debate is one that has raged for decades but with the latest figures showing a steady increase in the amount being allocated to index strategies, Mark Smith asks the experts if the jig is up for active fund managers. It seems ...

Geared BetaShares ETF upgraded by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
Exchange traded fund (ETF) provider BetaShares has seen its Geared Australian Equity Fund (hedge fund) upgraded to a 'Recommended' rating by Lonsec. Trading under the ASX code GEAR, the fund provides investors with a simple way to gain cost-effective ...

ASX and Bank of China sign major agreement

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
ASX and the Bank of China have signed a heads of agreement to develop the Renminbi (RMB) as a currency in Australia's financial markets. The heads of agreement complements the recent appointment of the Bank of China as the official RMB clearing bank ...

Sally Loane new CEO of the Financial Services Council

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
Former journalist Sally Loane has been appointed chief executive officer of the Financial Services Council (FSC) effective 8 December to replace the outgoing current chief executive John Brogden. Brogden is leaving to take up the role of chief executive ...

market wrap PM

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
The Australian share market has opened slightly higher on positive leads from Wall Street but it's under pressure as two major banks go ex-dividend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 again closed at record highs overnight, for the second ...