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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... equanimity of world markets last night, we were going to be in the green when we started. and Myer has added a bit of fuel to the fire." Myer shares climbed 14 cents to $3.04. In the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton fell 46 cents to $35.45 ...

PineBridge pitches quant solution to super funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... factors that are relevant to that group. Traditional quantitative models have been popular since the 1980s but they came under fire following the global financial crisis in which a liquidity crunch led to dramatic underperformance. However, PineBridge ...

Fed sorted easy, now for the ceiling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... feel the effects. Among those he listed: furloughed FBI agents, reductions in spending for communities to pay police and fire personnel and teachers, and decreased ability to respond to threats around the world. " He said the consequences would be felt ...

Co-operation key to avoiding pain from ASIC

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
Financial services firms who come under fire from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) are better off working with the regulator than prepare for a legal battle, according to a law firm specialising in the area. A seemingly endless ...

Serpentine fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... Mr. Lo predicted some years back that in 'The Year of the Rat', "the spring and summer months still shows strong wood and fire influences bringing upward surge in the stock and property market" and that it is "a year of cooling down with more stability ...

Platform asset-based fees under fire

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
The retail platform market is on the cusp of a revolution which will see standard asset-based pricing replaced with a fee-based structure, said Chris Wrightson, managing director of Centurian Market Makers. The business broking expert says that, in ...

US pension fund pulls gun investments

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
California State Teachers Association Retirement System (Calstrs), a $154 billion US pension fund, looks set to pull its investments in gun manufacturers in light of the recent mass shooting at Sandy Hook. California Treasurer and board member Bill ...

Better 2013 outlook risks complacency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
There were failed forecasts a-plenty in 2012. And when it comes to predictions, nothing can compare with the much-hyped end of the world apocalyptic prophets say was coming on 21-12-2012 based on their interpretation of the Mayan calendar. Guess what? ...

High rates saving Australia's economy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
Near zero US interest rates giving US authorities very few macroeconomic tools to stimulate their economy other than quantitative easing illustrates the folly in arguments that the RBA should follow suit and slash rates in Australia. If only the US ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... Bank (ECB) said a decision to leave its key rate unchanged was not unanimous. Traders had largely expected the ECB to hold fire on interest rates at its last policy meeting of 2012, but the revelation by ECB head Mario Draghi that some members of the ...