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BetaShares launches US equity ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... income focused exchange traded fund (ETF). The BetaShares S&P 500 Yield Maximiser Fund (managed fund) will trade under the ASX code UMAX and aims to provide investors with exposure to S&P 500 companies, while providing regular income that exceeds the ...

BOQ reaches $17 million settlement with Storm victims

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... costs and additional provision for remediation costs, the bank announced in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The settlement is subject to Federal Court approval and it concludes both the legal proceedings brought against BOQ by ...

ASX mFund yet to attract major brokers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
More than three quarters of Australia's online retail investors could have difficulty accessing the ASX's mFund service because their existing broker does not offer access. According to figures from Investment Trends, collectively CommSec, E*Trade ...

Market Wrap AM

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following a mixed result on Wall Street where the Dow reached another record high but the Nasdaq fell. At 0808 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was down 18 points at 5,408 ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... per cent, higher at 5,428.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 12.8 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 5,431.8. On the ASX 24, the December share price index futures contract was 20 points higher at 5,422, with 8,046 contracts traded.

HOSTPLUS to launch lifecycle option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... million a week. However, he added: "For those of you who are interested, I'm not actually smart enough to pick stocks in the ASX 300, so I've got my money invested in the balanced default option." He also said that members will soon be able to invest ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... losses as gains in the energy and financial sectors offset weakness among miners. At the close on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 8.5 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 5,415.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 7.6 points, or ...

ASX tees up $65m Yieldbroker deal

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
ASX is set to buy a 49% stake in Yieldbroker, the Australian debt and interest rate derivatives market operator, for $65 million. The deal makes ASX a significant investor alongside ANZ, CBA, Citi, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Macquarie, NAB, RBC, RBS ...

CEO pay at lowest level in decade

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... to a new report by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. At an average $4.84 million, the chief executives of ASX 100 companies make 63 times as much money as the average Australian, the lowest multiple since 2003. At the peak in 2007 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... a sixth consecutive session, following one per cent falls in banking stocks. At the close on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 38.1 points, or 0.7 per cent, at 5407.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 34.8 points, or ...