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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... is slated to release full year results. In Australia, the market on Friday closed flat, with the benchmark index holding above 5,000 points for a third day. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Friday closed down three points, or 0.06 per cent, at 5,033.9 ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... from key resources stocks on the back of global miner Rio Tinto's profit results. Yet, the local bourse continues to rally above 5,000 points for a third straight day. At 1200 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 9.8 points, or 0.19 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... Paladin Energy are among the companies expected to post first half results. In Australia, the market on Thursday remained above the 5,000-point mark, boosted by encouraging company earnings reports. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 33.2 points, or ...

All Ords at 5000 overvalued but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... Roll out the barrel, it's broken five thousand! It's got a feel good factor in it, 'ey? The All Ordinaries Index has broken above the psychological round number mark of 5000. It finished at 5,024.5 points yesterday. My database shows that the last time ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower flat after finishing above 5,000 on Wednesday and following gains on international bourses overnight. At 0630 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down two points at 4,954. ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... broader All Ordinaries index was up 36.9 points, or 0.74 per cent, to 5,018.4 points. The ASX200 index then briefly rose above 5,000 points. It last closed above 5,000 points at the beginning of September, 2008. The All Ordinaries managed to breach the ...

Super fund return expectations unrealistic

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Superannuation funds expecting to achieve 3-4% above inflation on their typical balanced options are likely to be disappointed, according to Credit Suisse Private Banking's David McDonald. The head of strategy and research for Australia told journalists ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... footing helped by a sharply narrowed US trade deficit. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also reached a post-crisis high above 14,022 during trade, but slipped back to end up 48.92 points (0.35 per cent) at 13,992.97. The S&P 500 index rose 8.54 (0.57 ...

Four new SMSFs every hour

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... even though people aged 55 years or older still make up 61% of all SMSF members. While 13% of households have gross incomes above $150,000, 19% of SMSF members are estimated to have taxable incomes above $150,000. According to separate figures from APRA ...

"Others" are still fearful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... weeks before) - but I also warned about the market getting ahead of itself. As at the end of last week, the Dow breached above the 14,000-point level and the S&P 500 climbed to within 3% of its all-time record high to complete five straight weeks of ...