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Boing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... 424,750, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised average of 427,750." (Department of Labour) Sure it's still above the 400K mark that's widely-accepted as the number that'll signal that the US economy would start adding jobs, but it's now ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... non-manufacturing activity was 53.3 in June, down from 54.6 in May. Analysts had forecast that the index would fall to 54.0. Any number above 50 indicates growth. Investors are avoiding any big moves until Friday's release of the official US employment ...

Not in the mood for bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... indication that the US economy continues to slow, doesn't it? Nah, not necessarily - because, in Bloomberg's words, "A reading above 50 signals expansion." Wall Street may have closed on the plus side last night, but the thin trading volume tells me ...

Telstra Super majority returns above 10%

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... returns scored double digits for the last financial year, with six out of its nine accumulated investment options performing above 10%. This is the second consecutive year with promising results, according to the large corporate super fund, which said ...

Sunsuper overhauls insurance in favour of women

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... tend to delegate a certain level of authority to the super fund but they reserve the right to make the final decisions and above a certain limit they usually want to look at it themselves," said Lally. "So by having these guys in the office working alongside ...

China-Gillard tug o' war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... This was on display only last week when resource stocks fell following reports that China's PMI declined in June to just above the expansion/contraction line. But as long as the PMI remains above 50 - it was 50.9 in June - it signals manufacturing expansion ...

Super funds returns on upwards trend

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... consider what they could have been," said Alex Dunnin, Rainmaker's director of research. "It's nearly triple inflation and well above what the top bank deposits are paying right now. Consumers should remember that super fund returns are after all fees ...

I'm still standing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... jumped by 13 points to 14 in June; the Richmond Fed manufacturing survey rebounded by nine points to +3 in June from May - above zero manufacturing is expanding; and the Chicago Fed PMI soared to 61.1 - well above the 50 contraction/expansion mark. This ...

SimpleWRAP launches $1500 platform pricing

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... to true fee for service," said Weston, adding that the simpleWRAP platform was well suited for clients with $200,000 and above. Weston said that while the current model of charging clients for administration based on funds under advice was a successful ...

Advisers missing retirement planning bonanza

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... are under the age of 35. In fact two-thirds of those already actively planning for their retirement are already age 50 or above. Norman Morris, Roy Morgan's industry communications director, said the results illustrate the extent to which super fund ...