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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after a solid kickoff to the US earnings season from Alcoa and Federal Reserve minutes that signalled low interest rates for a while longer. At 0805 AEST on Thursday, the ...

YBR set to acquire mortgage manager RESI

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... of our combined group," YBR executive chairman Mark Bouris said in an announcement on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). "The complementary skills and relative strengths of the YBR, Vow and Resi brands and businesses will combine to provide Resi ...

YBR requests trading halt ahead of buyout announcement

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
Yellow Brick Road Holdings (YBR) has requested a trading hold to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and is expected to announce an acquisition. YBR requested the trading halt yesterday and said it did so "pending the release of an announcement ...

Advice firm chooses MDAs over platforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... Howlett will be transitioning to managedaccounts.com.au, which was recently listed in the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The self-licensed practice, which was established in 2012 through the merger of Paul Moran Financial Planning and Personal ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street ended its rising streak amid profit-taking and some expectation the market is due for a pullback. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down four ...

Funds return 11% in May

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index increased marginally during May to return 11.3% compared to 11.1% at end April. At end December it was 16.1%. Three year super fund average annual returns are 8.8% pa, five year average ...

Investors Mutual gets in on LIC act

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... (LIC) for investors looking for direct access to a ready-made diversified portfolio of Australian shares. QV Equities Limited (ASX: QVE) invests in companies outside the top 20 stocks in the ASX 300, an approach which Investors Mutual founder and investment ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a muted showing on European markets and Wall Street being closed for Independence Day on Friday. At 0815 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 5,495. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a muted showing on European markets and Wall Street being closed for Independence Day on Friday. At 0645 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 5,495. ...

Adviser appetite for infrastructure investments increasing

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... utilities have a Sharpe ratio (a measure of risk-adjusted return) of 0.55 over the five years to end of June 2014 compared to ASX 200 which has a ratio of 0.35. "Earnings resilience has been really attractive asset of infrastructure stocks. Enlightened ...