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Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
The Australian stock market is higher following gains on Wall Street and in Europe overnight. The lift comes after gains of more than one per cent on major European indices and a smaller rise on Wall Street. Patterson's Securities economist Tony Farnham ...

Super tax in firing line

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
Superannuation is likely to be in the firing line as the Federal government looks for tax savings in a bid to repair the fiscal state of the economy, according to BT chief economist Dr Chris Caton. "The generosity of the super taxation structure will ...

US/EU v Russia's lose-lose is China's win-win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
I'll be ROFL - rolling on the floor laughing - this morning if not for the fact that it's the big boys playing with nuke toys that are escalating their tit-for-tat aggression... even if they hurt themselves in the process. Instead, me, myself and I ...

FSC Conference: Industry urged to prepare for Asia Passport pilot

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
Though barriers to widespread adoption still exist, the funds management industry must be well prepared for the impending pilot version of the Asia Region Funds Passport if the long-term existence of the scheme is to be guaranteed. That was the consensus ...

Super posts 12.7 pct for FY2014

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
SelectingSuper has just released its 2013-14 super fund performance tables revealing that funds have had another strong year delivering an average 12.7% while CFS FirstChoice was the top performing Workplace fund. Reinforcing the strong performance ...

PineBridge launches DAA fund

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
A leading Australian public sector state fund has seeded the PineBridge Global Dynamic Absolute Return Fund. The global multi-asset class investment manager's first Australian managed fund adopts a dynamic asset allocation (DAA) investment approach ...

Boost from Chinese stimulus to be short-lived

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
Goldman Sachs' investment management division has lowered its suggested allocation to emerging markets as the Chinese economy struggles to transition from a focus on exports to a focus on domestic consumption. Dr Jiming Ha, vice chairman and chief investment ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
The Australian share market is trading flat, though marked by a plunge in the shares of insurer QBE. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the local bourse was "as flat as a tack". He said overseas leads had been okay, but a profit downgrade ...

CFS FirstWrap adds Insync's Global Titans Fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
The Insync Global Titans Fund has been added to CFS FirstWrap. The Fund, which was launched in 2009, uses equity derivatives to protect investors during downturns. "We are delighted to join Colonial First State FirstWrap in the international equities ...

Shartru completes first book builds in DomaCom fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
The first book builds in the DocmaCom Fund to crowd fund property syndicates was completed by Sydney financial planning firm Shartru Wealth Management. Shartru introduced 30 people into the residential property investment market through the fund's crowdfunding ...