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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
The Australian market is receiving weak leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street flat, European markets mixed, Asian markets mostly closed, while precious metals were higher. Oil was down slightly. On the ASX 24 at 0642 AEDT, the March ...

Govt lays ground for Stronger Super

GOVT RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
Paul Costello, former Future Fund general manager, has been named the chair of the Stronger Super Peak Consultative Group, a panel made up of the 15 representatives of key stakeholders in the superannuation sector. The panel has been tasked with advising ...

AustralianSuper posts solid quarter

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
AustralianSuper has posted a solid set of performance numbers across its investment options in the past six months, with all of the fund's pre-mixed options, bar one, beating their respective benchmarks. The super fund has posted its investment returns ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
The Australian market is receiving generally positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street indices rebounding from heavy losses on Friday. Precious metals were mixed, but oil prices surged. On the ASX 24 at 0738 AEDT, the March share ...

Speck of sand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... contribution of personal consumption on fourth quarter real GDP growth. US personal spending increased by 0.7 per cent in December - more than expectations for a 0.5 per cent gain. Personal income rose by 0.4 per cent, sending the savings rate down to ...

Future Fund returns 7.5pc

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
The Future Fund has posted a 7.5 per cent return in the year to December, with the performance attributed to more investments towards equities and alternatives, and continuing reduction in its debt and cash holdings. According to the fund's December  ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
The Australian market is receiving flat to positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall St's key indices slightly higher, while precious metals and oil were lower. On the ASX 24 at 0730 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract ...

Investors direct $42bn to iShares

RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
A year on since the merger of Blackrock and Barclays Global Investors, the US-based company reported strong growth in its exchange traded funds business, with iShares enjoying more than $42 billion of net inflows for the year. According to BlackRock's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
The Australian dollar was weaker at noon after lower than expected inflation data appeared to dash the chances of an interest rate rise in the coming months. At 1200 AEDT, the local unit was trading at 99.36 US cents, down from 99.86 cents on Monday. ...

Super contribs to SMSFs down, asset alloc steady

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
SMSF contributions fell by more than 20 per cent in the last quarter - following similar patterns throughout last year, new research shows. According to figures from Multiport, the December quarter saw the average inflow of contributions to SMSFs decrease ...