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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
Australian shares have opened weaker despite a recovery on Wall Street, but local resource giants are defying the trend. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the local market had simply run out of momentum after a strong finish on Thursday ...

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 ...

BUSSQ, Qantas, Suncorp get MySuper approval

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
Three more MySuper licenses have been granted by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) this week, bringing the total number to 41. The new authorisations are BUSSQ Super, Qantas Super and Suncorp Super. While MySuper authorisations number ...

Australian shares open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
The Australian market has continued its downhill run, opening more than half a per cent lower following falls on international bourses and worries about central banks' stimulus plans. Losses on Thursday would mean a 13th day of falls in 17 trading sessions ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after a mixed performance on international markets overnight. At 0810 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 19 points at 4,879. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
Australian stocks have opened weaker, with David Jones among the worst performers after the department store chain posted a decline in third quarter sales. The retailer's third quarter sales fell by 2.2 per cent from the same period last year to $399.8 ...

First Super to take action over JPM governance concerns

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... for improved risk management within the bank." Last year First Super expressed similar concerns about governance at News Corp (News), arguing that Rupert Murdoch holding both chairman and chief executive roles at the company was not in its investors' ...

Infrastructure offers income low correlation to other assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
Investments in infrastructure assets give diversification benefits to income portfolios with less volatility and lower correlation to the equity market, according to Omega Global Investors managing director George Vassos. Vassos explained that a institutional ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
The Australian share market has opened relatively flat despite a positive lead from overseas markets. Early trading was marked by a drop in National Australia Bank (NAB), after it reported its half year net profit grew by 23 per cent to $2.52 billion. ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
The Australian share market has opened slightly higher, boosted by stronger mining stocks on the back of improved prices for commodities. "It's all about commodities today," IG Markets market strategist Stan Shamu said. "We've seen a nice little jump ...