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Super Choice did not change super habits

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... a financial planner to obtain managed funds in December 2010, compared to just 5.4% who named their employer as the purchasing channel. The figures have remained largely unchanged since 2006, the report found. "Given that the introduction of Super Choice ...

Investor eyes fixing on fixed interest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... "This market wants to increase their exposure to asset classes that deliver consistent income and don't diminish the purchasing power of their retirement pool," said Vassos. Global demographics only adds to this shift, he said. Strong returns from actively ...

China-Gillard tug o' war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... months. You know why? Yes, you know why - China. You'll see why when you chart the Resources index line alongside China's purchasing managers index. They are positively correlated. This was on display only last week when resource stocks fell following ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... On the Nasdaq, Apple added 2.2 per cent and Yahoo 2.8 per cent. The markets got a boost from the release of the ISM purchasing managers index for the manufacturing sector for June, which climbed 1.8 per cent from May, much better than economists had ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... "little softer" following the release of weaker than expected Chinese manufacturing activity for June. China's official purchasing managers' index (PMI), a gauge of manufacturing activity, fell for the third straight month in June. "The biggest news ...

First State Super and Health Super merger official

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... has created Australia's third largest super fund. From Health Super's perspective, the combined fund will have more purchasing power which it said means members will benefit from lower investment and administration costs, better insurance benefits and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... from the US, China and Europe added to doubts on the strength of the global economic recovery. China's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index hit an 11-month low, while in Europe a key indicator on manufacturing activity fell to a 20-month low in June. ...

Advisers shape new unlisted property market

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... managers that have come up over recent months as possible takeovers in addition to organic growth where we will now start purchasing buildings of a higher value, such as $60 million and above."

Convince me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... ways: Global growth has tripped and is about to stumble. You too will be a believer brother- if you see the China's purchasing managers index dropped to nine-month low in May - just ignore the fact that at 52, the index signals continued expansion in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... for a sixth straight day because of economic worries that were magnified this week by data showing a preliminary HSBC Purchasing Managers Index had slipped to a 10-month low, pointing to a slowdown in manufacturing. After the markets closed, Japanese ...