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AAP | TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013

... again steered investors' eyes to when the Fed might begin tapering US stimulus. With trading in London closed for a bank holiday on Monday, trading was particularly light with only a downbeat durable goods report from the US moving sentiment. Frankfurt's ...

Medical charges put pressure on retiree living costs

ALICE URIBE | FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013

... prices being the main risers (+3.3%), but this was partially offset by a fall in fruit prices (-3.4%). Cheaper domestic holiday travel and accommodation (-4.0%) and a decrease in petrol prices (-3.1%) offset significant price rises for medical and hospital ...

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AAP | FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013

The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street after better-than-expected US jobless claims figures stoked fears of early US Federal Reserve stimulus tapering. At 0755 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures ...

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AAP | MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013

... release of official retail trade figures for June at 1130 AEST. But he said trade volumes would be reduced due to a bank holiday in New South Wales. The Reserve Bank of Australia's monthly interest rate decision on Tuesday and the release of employment ...

Breaking Australia's love affair with the lump sum

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013

... Currently large lump sum payments are used to pay off mortgages and other debts, refurbish houses, buy camper vans, or go on holiday. Telling people they cannot do this anymore is not going to be popular. "I think the government - and any future government ...

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AAP | TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013

... points, to 21,416.50 and Shanghai was up 0.61 per cent, or 12.11 points, at 2,004.76. Bangkok was closed for a public holiday. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index rose 15.735 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 4554.041.

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AAP | TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013

... points, to 21,303.31, while Seoul closed 0.28 per cent, or 5.18 points, higher at 1,875.16. Tokyo was closed for a public holiday. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 rose 37.907 points, or 0.8 per cent, to 4606.24.

Market Wrap

AAP | FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013

... substantial gains that has marked the first week of the financial year. US markets were closed for the Independence Day holiday overnight, and local investors have followed market gains in Europe, where the European Central Bank said it remained accommodative ...

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AAP | FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013

... 53.2 points, or 1.13 per cent, to 4,781.0 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street was closed for the US' Independence Day public holiday. LONDON - European shares prices rallied and the euro plummeted against the US dollar after the eurozone and British central ...

Guiding it forward

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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