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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... Michael Heffernan the prospect of the US Federal Reserve announcing a further round of economic stimulus later this week, on top of similar measures already unveiled by the European Central Bank (ECB) last week, was behind the early gains. "That's feeding ...

Fund returns recover to 3.1%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... bonds 0.4% and cash 0.3%. While the market average was 3.1%, leading funds delivered almost three times this at 8.6%. The top five Workplace Super funds (by default options) over the 12 months were QSuper with 8.6%, ESSSuper with 6.9%, REI Super with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... eurozone nations. Frankfurt's DAX 30 added 0.66 per cent to 7214.5 points, a 2012 high point, while in London's FTSE 100 index of top companies was 0.30 per cent higher at 5812.26 points and in Paris the CAC 40 rose by 0.26 per cent to 3519.05 points. ...

Banking by video to drive loyalty: Telstra

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
The bank of the future will be driven by video interaction, including local branch video calling, accessing experts on demand online and interactive videos on financial topics, according to new research from Telstra Enterprise & Government. Telstra's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... exceptional bond-buying measures from the European Central Bank (ECB) aimed at fighting the debt crisis. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies closed up 2.11 per cent to 5777.34 points, as traders also digested the Bank of England's decision to keep ...

15 Aus super funds in Top 300

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... to the end of 2011, said research by Pensions & Investments and Towers Watson. Growth in assets of Australian funds in the Top 300 funds globally was 7%, which contributed to an annual growth rate for the past five years of around 18% in US dollar terms ...

Australian foundations sample impact investing

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... pointing to the F.B. Heron Foundation, at which he was formerly vice president of investments, achieving financial return in the top third of all US foundations with an impact investment strategy. Grants, despite forming the larger portion of working ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... remain cautious on the eve of a highly anticipated policy meeting at the European Central Bank. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies dipped 0.20 per cent at close to 5643.71 points while in Frankfurt the DAX 30 won 0.46 per cent to 6964.69 points ...

Put up or shut up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... Brazil's done that already. Last month, the Rousseff government announced a US$66 billion infrastructure plan. This is on top tax breaks that came into effect in May and previous efforts to weaken its currency. What does Brazil have to show for all these? ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... month and as investors weighed prospects of new bond-buying by the European Central Bank. At close, London's FTSE 100 index of top companies was 1.50 per cent lower at 5585.61 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 lost 1.17 per cent to 6932.58 points, and in Paris ...