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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
The share market is slightly lower due partly to a mixed lead from overseas markets and low trading volumes. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said there was little to drive activity on Thursday, with no major economic data releases ...

Magellan Global returned 48.7% in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
Australian international equities manager Magellan Financial Group's flagship Global fund returned 48.7% in the 12 months to 31 December, the group's half-yearly investor report released today shows. The figure contributes to equally impressive after-fee ...

Up, up, prices are up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
Dear! Dear! Dear! Yes my dear Virginia, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures showed that the cost of living in this sunburnt country girt by sea has become dearer in the quarter ended 31 December 2013. Headline consumer prices jumped by 0.8% ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following a negative lead from Wall Street despite strong performances on most other international markets. At 0850 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 22 points at 5,258. ...

Fears to FoFA amendments "overplayed": AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
Fears that the amendments to the best interest duty of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation will affect the quality of advice are "overplayed," the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said. "Improving the best interest duty does help ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
Australian shares are weaker as lower-than-expected production volumes from global mining giant BHP Billiton weigh down the overall market. BHP, the second largest company on the Australian share market, announced iron ore production of 48.9 million ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a mixed lead from Wall Street. At 0850 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was down seven points at 5,281. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2 per cent, while ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
Australian shares have fallen as China's economic growth numbers continue to weigh on the market. With US markets closed for the Martin Luther King Jr public holiday, investors are taking their cues from Chinese gross domestic product (GDP) data, Invast ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
Australian shares are weaker as a mixed lead out of Wall Street dents the big banks. The mining giants, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, however, are firmer despite concerns China's economy may be experiencing its slowest annual growth in 14 years. The major ...

Praemium to launch retail super SMA service

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
Praemium will launch a version of its separately managed account (SMA) platform for the retail superannuation space in February 2014. The Praemium SuperSMA will include the offerings of the current Praemium SMA platform within a retail superannuation ...