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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
Australian shares are weaker as a mixed lead out of Wall Street dents the big banks. The mining giants, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, however, are firmer despite concerns China's economy may be experiencing its slowest annual growth in 14 years. The major ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
The Australian stock market is lower, with strong gains in resources stocks offset by falls elsewhere. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the market spent the morning in the red following a soft lead from the US where disappointing earnings results ...

Australia's largest banks join ASX OTC clearing service

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
Eight Australian domestic and international banks have now joined the ASX OTC Interest Rate Derivatives Clearing Service as clearing participants and have started clearing trades on the platform. The ASX OTC Derivatives Clearing Service provides users ...

FPA-Cbus referral deal makes promising start

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
The referral deal between the Financial Planners Association (FPA) and industry fund Cbus is going "exceptionally well" after two weeks in action, according to FPA chief executive Mark Rantall. Rantall said that, since January 1, 25 Cbus members have ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
Australian stocks are extending their gains on the back of a second day of rallies on US and European markets. Sentiment is positive after the World Bank predicted higher global economic growth this year compared to last, as Germany released strong ...

Westpac trumpets infrastructure's 'annuity style' potential

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Increased investment in infrastructure by superannuation funds would provide retirees with a much-needed "annuity-style" income stream, according to Westpac Group. In a submission to the Productivity Commission's Public Infrastructure Inquiry, the bank ...

BTFG joins Calastone funds network

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
BT Financial Group (BTFG) has joined Calastone's global funds transaction network, which allows the automation of fund transactions between different fund managers and distributors. BT Wrap has been using Calastone to send orders to market for around ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Australian shares have bounced back from Tuesday's losses, thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street. The market is more than three-quarters of a per cent higher, which partly offsets the previous session's 1.5 per cent slide. Morgans senior private ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street gained strongly in part on the back of better-than-expected earnings at JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo. At 0645 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 26 ...

Retail super members more likely to switch funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
Retail superannuation fund members are more likely to switch funds than their industry and SMSF counterparts, with investment performance being the main concern cited, according to a report by Roy Morgan Research. The report, entitled 'Superannuation ...