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Super fund contribs down a third in June quarter

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
In a significant reversal from the recovery experienced in the 12 months to the June quarter, data released by the Financial Services Council reveals a substantial fall in contributions to superannuation funds during the September quarter of 2012. Total ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... the European Union's statistics agency Eurostat showed retail sales fell by 1.2 per cent in October from September, the third straight monthly decline and the largest since April. Retail sales fell by 3.6 per cent compared with October 2011, marking ...

More good news for US housing market

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... recorded their tenth consecutive quarter of net appreciation - up 19% from their trough. Meantime, net absorption in the third quarter was positive across the four main property types, with the gradual recovery in occupancy levels and rent continuing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... to $61.17 and NAB had advanced 16 cents, or 0.66 per cent to $24.45. In percentage terms NAB and CBA were the second and third best-performing stocks on the S&P/ASX20, respectively. ANZ was down one cent at $24.68, while Westpac was steady at $25.56. ...

Regulation compounds hedge fund woes

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
The overwhelming majority of investors believe increased regulation for hedge funds don't protect investor interests and won't prevent the next financial crisis, according to an annual survey by Ernst & Young. The 2012 survey, Finding Common Ground ...

Uncertainly certain RBA cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... to 3.0%. The list printed in "The Age" this morning - company profits down 2.9% and wages and salaries down 0.2% in the third quarter; flat retail sales in October; ANZ job ads down by 2.9%, AiG PMI down 1.6 points, house prices flat and TD Securities ...

Advisers' client numbers down

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... acting in the clients' best interests," Johnston said. Interestingly, given that advisers typically lose money on the bottom third of their book, he said most planners don't see smaller active client numbers as a bad thing. "So losing those clients is ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly climbed on Friday after data showed the US economy grew more than first expected in the third quarter while traders remain upbeat a deal will be made on averting the fiscal cliff. The yen eased further against the US ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... stocks closed higher on Thursday, helped by an expected strong upward revision in the US economic growth estimate for the third quarter. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 36.71 points to 13,021.87 on Thursday. In Europe, London's FTSE 100 index ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... gains in markets in Asia and Europe, helped by an expected strong upward revision in the US economic growth estimate for the third quarter. All major sectors were higher, led by consumer goods and mining stocks. Five minutes into trade on Thursday, the ...