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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... the upcoming Windows 10 operating system, which aims to harmonize the diverse array of connected gadgets in people's lives. Big online services also propelled the indices. Alibaba added 3.35 percent, Amazon 2.8 percent and Google 2.3 percent. Bond prices ...

Technology polarising retail property spaces

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
The growing role of technology in consumer behavior is reducing institutional investors' interest in midrange retail property, according to TH Real Estate director of retail Myles White. Online catalogues, social media and a rising global brand awareness ...

Advisers closely watching mFund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... Private Wealth adviser Stephen Godfrey said. He explained that the main reason he does not use mFund is because "there is not a big enough selection," even if the big four banks and AMP Capital have released some of its funds. However, he expects that ...

What if SMSFs flocked to global equities in 2015?

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... become less important," Credit Suisse said. As a consequence, "the core positions for Selfies (we believe they are the four big banks and Telstra) will probably suffer the most and a lack of Selfie demand may even undermine the banks efforts to re-capitalise ...

China growth as Li likes it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
Another year, another disappointment. I must be really getting ancient becasue I can't recall exactly when it all started - 2010 or 2011? - but year after year after year, "experts" have been predicting a hard landing in China's economy. That "hard ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on European and US stock markets. At 0715 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 23 points at 5,281. Europe's leading stock markets got a boost from expectations ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
The Australian share market is trading lower as weaker prices for oil and copper weigh on the resources sector. "The resources sector is certainly dragging things down," Phillip Capital senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said. "The banks are doing ...

Super modern awards anti-competitive: FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
Research by the Financial Services Council (FSC) suggests that modern awards are reducing competition in the superannuation industry. FSC's analysis of the modern awards system demonstrates a disproportionate representation of industry, government and ...

That other surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
There's no question about it... the Swiss National Bank's (SNB) surprise move was the biggest story in the financial markets last week. So huge that it eclipsed everything else. It eclipsed the plunging oil price and the dropping copper price -- the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower, following falls in metals and oil prices overnight. At 0650 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was down five points at 5,260. Copper and oil futures closed lower, weighed ...