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AMP platforms soar, SMSFs dawdle

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... Cashflow through AMP's platforms has more than doubled over the last year, according to figures released from the September quarter. AMP reported that net cashflow for Q3 2013 was $567 million, compared with $229 million in the corresponding 2012 quarter. ...

Higher inflation triggered by central bank decisions

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... that the economy is already down the path to higher inflation. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.2%, in the September quarter, 50% (or 0.4 percentage points) faster than economists predicted. Hamlyn warns that the majority of investors, both institutional ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... Locally, in economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases consumer price index for September quarter. In equities news, Origin Energy, AGL, Super Retail Group, Treasury Wine Estates, Mortgage Choice and Watpac all have annual ...

Challenger reports big boost in annuities sales

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... for annuities in Australia's as-yet-underdeveloped annuities market. Challenger's life annuities sales for the September quarter amounted to $732 million, an increase of 31% from the corresponding quarter. Altogether Challenger's assets and funds under ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... September international merchandise imports figures, while the National Australia Bank's business survey for the September quarter is due out. In equities news, Woodside Petroleum is expected to post third quarter reports, Fortescue Metals Group is due ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... economists expecting the unemployment rate to remain at 5.8 per cent. In other economic news, NAB releases its September quarter Australian residential property survey. In company news, Bank of Queensland issues its full year results, and NAB chief executive ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... Toll road owner Transurban were up five cents to $6.88 after the company recorded strong revenue growth for the September quarter.

Deutsche Bank dismisses mining fears

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... strengthening and in Australia we had a big hit to our nominal incomes from that commodity price fall in the September quarter," Baker continued. Deutsche Bank was noticeably optimistic in its outlook for earnings growth in 2014, even pointing to recent ...

Interest rate cuts drive SMSFs to FI, property

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... Investment Patterns Survey found. Cash holdings fell 1.9% to 24.5% in the December quarter compared to the previous September quarter, according to AMP SMSF Administration head of technical services, Philip LaGreca. "With cash losing its appeal in the ...

Retirement costs on the rise again

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... of a greater proportion of consumers exceeding the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme safety net compared to the September quarter 2012. ASFA said that over the long term, the underlying trend has been for significant increases in health costs, which has ...