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FFMA is on track to break $100bn barrier

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
The Future Fund Management Agency (FFMA) is on track to break through the $100 billion barrier after having climbed to $97 billion by end March 2013. The FFMA is the public sector agency that looks after the $85 billion Future Fund, as well as $12 billion ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a mixed performance on Wall Street where the S&P500 reached an all-time high. At 0828 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 5,166. In economic news on ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
The Australian sharemarket has opened more than one per cent higher after strong US jobs numbers pushed American stocks to a record high and helped miners outperform the market. Official US Labor Department data showed the US economy added 165,000 jobs ...

Super fund returns fall to 10.8%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
The recovery in super fund returns had a slight hiccup in March 2013 as the SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index fell slightly to 10.8%. Super fund returns are still, however, the 2nd highest they've been in 3 years. Explaining ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street amid solid reports on housing and consumer confidence. At 0745 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up four points at 5172. In economic news on Wednesday ...

PIMCO lands former Deutsche Bank market maker

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
Global investment management firm PIMCO has appointed former Deutsche Bank director Ronie Ganguly as its new Asia credit/ emerging market corporate portfolio manager. He joined the firm on April 22 and will be based at the Singapore office. He will ...

May Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
It's the 1st of May for our brethrens in the US and Europe and right on cue...we got a sprinkling of nasty data sets that sent Wall Street down last night, reminding you, I and Irene that this maybe another May to sell and go away. Not that we did any ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on Wall Street following weak employment and manufacturing data, and as the Federal Reserve stuck to its aggressive economic stimulus program. At 0751 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index ...

A lesson against austerity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... stimulus and structural reforms - are hitting the right spot. Japanese household spending soared by 5.2% in the year to March - much, much more than expectations for a 1.8% increase and the fastest since February 2004. Japan's unemployment dropped to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street amid solid reports on housing and consumer confidence. At 0745 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up four points at 5172. In economic news on Wednesday ...