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Yield obsession just a short-term fad

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
The current mania for yield stocks is nothing more than another short-term market theme, according to T. Rowe Price head of Australian equities Randal Jenneke, who believes long-term share market returns are driven by 'quality' not 'yield'. The share ...

Listed property funds unlikely to repeat returns

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
The listed property sector is unlikely to repeat the strong returns it has posted over the last 12 months in the coming year, according to the latest Zenith Investment Partners research. Zenith investment analyst Jonathan Baird said high turnover within ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
The Australian share market has rallied on the back of positive manufacturing data from the United States, undeterred by a weaker economic outlook from the federal government. The Australian share market was 0.7 per cent higher in early afternoon trade ...

Super fund average 14.6% for 2012-13

STAFF WRITERS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
Super funds finished 2012-13 achieving a near record breaking 14.6%, the third highest annual return result in the 26 years for which Rainmaker has been collecting records. Explaining why the SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option ...

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 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
Australian stocks are higher as the market reacts to heightened expectations of an interest rate cut in August. Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens on Tuesday hinted the central bank cut could cut the cash rate to a record low of 2.5 per ...

AQUA II exemptions unfairly favour ASX: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has said that the application form relief being proposed for the ASX Managed Fund Service (AMFS) should be extended to all registered Managed Investment Schemes (MIS). Under current proposals, the AMFS - popularly ...

Perpetual attributes FUM decline to market falls

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
Perpetual's funds under management (FUM) fell 2.7% in the quarter to 30 June 2013. The fund manager attributed the fall to weaker equity market performance, noting that the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation index fell 2.8%. On a year-on-year basis, FUM increased ...

Tyndall concentrated fund gets Zenith 'recommended' rating

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
The Tyndall Australian Share Concentrated Fund has received a 'recommended' rating from Zenith Investment Partners. The fund was launched in May this year to the retail market, by Tyndall AM. However, the strategy underpinning it has a 15-year track ...

UBS fined $30,000 for decimal point mistake

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
UBS Securities Australia has paid a fine of $30,000 after a misplaced decimal point caused the price of a BetaShares ETF to fall by 99%. Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP) issued an infringement notice for the breach of market integrity rules. On 16 December ...