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AMP platforms soar, SMSFs dawdle

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... end of September. But it wasn't all exuberant growth. Despite running the most active SMSF advertising campaign in the country, AMP's SMSF business only administered an extra 150 self-managed superannuation fund trustees, taking the total number to 9,800. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... was up 31 points at 5,387. The US Labor Department report, issued belatedly due to the government shutdown, showed the country added 148,000 jobs in September, well below the 183,000 expected by analysts. Locally, in economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

While America was shuttered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... thanking his lucky stars that his term in office ended when it did - right in the midst of the exodus of investors out of the country - on 3 September 2013. The capital flight out of India is no better depicted than by the nearly 20% drop in the Indian ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
The Australian share market is making strong gains on signs in the US of progress in negotiations to raise the country's debt ceiling. Republicans have held talks with President Barack Obama, enough to send global markets higher, even though the talks ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... the deadlock, which has shut down parts of the government for 10 days and could continue past a deadline to raise the country's borrowing limit. Tokyo ended up 1.12 per cent, or 156.87 points, at 14,194.71 thanks to the weaker yen, but Sydney dropped ...

AQR managed futures funds receives recommended ratings

STAFF REPORTER  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... conference, said the ratings reflect AQR's transparency and expertise in the trend-following strategy. AQR's Australian country head and principal Jeff Dunn said the strategy had performed well over the last year due to its diversified approach, both ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... between Republicans and Democrats in Congress has already caused the partial shutdown of the US federal government and the country is edging closer a deadline to raise its debt ceiling. If the debt ceiling isn't increased by October 17, the US faces ...

Bears out a-haunting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... seriously damage the global economy". Duh! Do they take the adults in Washington as fools? They may be stupid holding their country and the world hostage with their 'no retreat, no surrender" theatrics... but fools they are not. They are well aware of ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... partially shut down after the Congress failed to pass a budget and the two sides face an even more significant battle over the country's debt ceiling. If Congress does not agree to raise the debt ceiling by October 17, the country faces the prospect ...

Counting up and counting down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... that, "We're not going to pass a clean debt limit increase". And according to Bloomberg, "Boehner said he believed the country could end up in default if Obama doesn't negotiate. "That's the path we're on," Boehner said." Filibustering Texas Republican ...