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Fund managers struggle to beat index

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
Active fund managers found it very difficult to beat benchmark performance indexes after fees in the first quarter, research house Morningstar has revealed. Managers investing in large-cap Australian shares were evenly split between those that beat ...

Insurance puts a price on housework

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
Stay at home parents can now receive up to $900 a week in insurance cover for their unpaid housework, should they get injured or fall ill under a new insurance product. Suncorp subsidiary, Million Dollar Woman, created Day-to-Day Living Expenses Cover ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street finishing robustly, although commodities markets were mixed. On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 26 points higher at 4,941 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Indicators are strong for the last day of local trading before the five-day Easter break, with robust, positive leads from trading offshore overnight in securities and commodities. At 0715 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Challenger boosted by life sales

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
Challenger reports strong boutique inflows and life sales with retail investors continuing to pour money into its annuities products. At March 31 2011, Challenger's total assets and funds under management had reached $27 billion, a 22 per cent rise ...

Fin Services 15pc skill shortage

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
The financial services industry is facing a 15 per cent skill shortage with financial planning in particular reporting a lack of experienced staff to meet demand. According to the latest Clarius Skills Index, skill supply in financial services has tightened ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
The Australian stock market was lower at noon, giving up ground during the morning following a flat start and despite a flat to positive lead from offshore. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 15.9 points lower at 4,868.3 points. Meanwhile ...

ASFA wants action on tax relief

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is heading to Canberra to lobby the Federal Government over capital gains tax relief, association chief Pauline Vamos told a packed Sydney luncheon yesterday. The organisation wants continued tax ...

Managers see ASX at 5500 this year

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
The ASX will end the year at 5500, according to forecasts by fund managers expecting solid performance in the domestic equities space. Boutique manager Dalton Nicol Reid said that the market looks reasonably cheap, trading at 11.8 times earnings and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
The Australian share market lost ground in intra-day trading, which was dominated by defensive plays as investors lost appetite for risk and rotated out of material and energy stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 12.8 points ...