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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
The Australian sharemarket has started the week strongly with the ASX200 trading at its highest level for the year. The ASX is outperforming the positive leads it received from Wall St on Friday. Global markets have been pushing higher since the recent ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
Australian shares have opened higher following a positive night on global markets. Invast chief market analyst Peter Esho said he expects the market to stay in "mildly positive" territory during Friday's session. He said positivity in global share markets ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher with investors confident the US central bank will continue its economic stimulus program following weaker-than-expected jobs figures. The Australian bourse on Wednesday followed the lead of US markets, which ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
Australian stocks have jumped to fresh five-year highs in response to gains on global stock markets on Friday night. The local market has climbed more than half a per cent to its higher level since mid 2008. "It looks like a good firm opening and that ...

MySuper authorisations creep up to 78

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
With three months to go until employers will be allowed to send superannuation guarantee contributions only to super funds that have been authorised to offer MySuper products, there are only 78 funds MySuper authorised. According to figures from the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Australian shares are half a per cent higher after the US Congress appeared ready to raise the debt ceiling. The big banks all gained but the big miners slipped after the US House of Representatives and Senate looked poised to confirm a budget deal ...

Platinum offers $15,000 financial planning scholarship

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Platinum Asset Management, together with the Neilson Foundation, has launched a new scholarship for financial planning undergraduates, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has announced. The scholarships will be offered through five Australian universities ...

Fund members still resisting super engagement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Despite the considerable work by super funds to engage their memberships, two just released consumer surveys have again affirmed the difficulty they face in gaining traction among members. Engaged Marketing in its analysis of super fund Net Promoter ...

Finance broker gets 6 month ban

STAFF WRITERS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
ASIC has banned finance broker Alexander Dryden of West Croydon, South Australia, from engaging in credit activities and suspended his Australian credit license for six months. ASIC surveillance found Mr Dryden, who had been trading as 'Gryphon Financial' ...

IFM makes NY based appointment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013