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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open substantially higher after sharp rallies on Wall Street following strong economic data from China, Europe and the US. A battery of better-than-expected headlines included data showing strong manufacturing activity ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
The Australian stock market has opened higher after economic data out of the US met investor expectations. The market was up 0.4 per cent after opening on Thursday, despite a 0.14 per cent fall on Wall Street. The US Federal Reserve announced overnight ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat following gains on Wall Street after data showed second-quarter US gross domestic product grew better than had been expected. US GDP grew 1.7 per cent in the quarter, above the 1.1 per cent pace expected ...

Super funds urged to rethink 70/30 structure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
The standard 70/30 balanced superannuation fund is failing to deliver satisfactory investment outcomes to members in retirement, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). While returns on this sort of fund were almost 15% for the last financial ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
The Australian share market is set for a flat start after overseas markets lost ground as investors wait for major economic news coming out of the US later in the week. The September share price index futures contract is up four points at 5,014. In ...

Breaking Australia's love affair with the lump sum

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
As the population ages, Australia's three-pillar retirement system will find itself under unprecedented pressure. According to MTAA Super chief executive Leeanne Turner, over the next decade about four million Australians will retire. An integral part ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street ended last week with slight gains. At 0823 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up eight points at 5016. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...

ASIC highlights higher enforcement rate ahead of Senate inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has made a total of 371 enforcement actions between January and June 2013, according to an enforcement report released ahead of the Senate inquiry on ASIC's performance. In line with its efforts ...

Financial planners lose out to accountants on SMSFs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
The number of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) using a fully qualified financial planner has declined over the past six years, despite a significant increase in the number of SMSFs, a new report has shown. Much of this potential new business ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
The Australian share market is a little higher ahead of the release of key inflation figures and data from China. CMC Markets analyst Ric Spooner said the market was waiting for the release of Australian consumer price index (CPI) figures for the June ...