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Super fund returns fall again to 5 per cent

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
Volatility is back in vogue for super fund rolling 12 month returns as they have again fallen back to 5.0 per cent for the 12 months to end March 2011. Three and five year returns are even less impressive at just 1.3 and 2.3 per cent per annum respectively. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
The outlook is positive for the Australian market on Thursday, with strong leads from Wall Street and European equities markets overnight, and higher prices in oil and precious metals. At 0711 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Super funds turn to dark pools

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
Large superannuation funds are talking to bulk share-trading venue provider Liquidnet Australia to quietly deal in large blocks of equities, the broker said yesterday. At a press luncheon at Sydney's upmarket Rockpool restaurant, Liquidnet Australia ...

Climate change choice - market or regulation?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
The climate change arguments currently before the parliament present Australia with the stark choice between market based solutions or a quagmire of regulation, said Dr Ross Garnaut yesterday when speaking at the National Press Club. This is the inevitable ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
The Australian market has received mixed to negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with nervousness stemming from unrest in the Middle East and concerns over possible economic tightening in China contrasting with positive economic news in Europe. ...

USA is going A-OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
"Until we see a sustained period of stronger job creation, we cannot consider the recovery to be truly established." These were the words spoken by Big Ben at the National Press Club in Washington last night. Oh yes, these very words came out of his ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Streets's key indices flat while commodities also were mixed. On the ASX 24 at 0820 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was two points higher at ...

AXA elevates RACV for advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
AXA Australia's latest coup is an exclusive deal with car insurer Royal Automotive Club of Victoria (RACV), which gives advisers another channel to reach a broader client base. Under the agreement, AXA advisers have the opportunity to access RACV's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street indices and commodities mixed and European and Asian equities markets generally lower. On the ASX 24 at 0740 AEDT, the December share price index futures ...

Health Super takes out comms award

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
The $8.9 billion Health Super has won AIST's 2010 Platinum Communications Award for Excellence for its marketing campaign targeting university students. One of nine winners in the awards this year, Health Super used a photo booth at university orientation ...