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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... Australian market looks set to open lower after US stocks closed on a negative note following a mixed batch of economic data and a big jump in bond yields. At 0745 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down seven points ...

Global aged care specialists eye Aussie market

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... population ageing and an increasing life expectancy, he said. Hager explained that entering into an aged care facility is a big step for most people and most prefer some kind of home care. "Studies across the developed world show that if people had the ...

SYD restructure heats up global pension fund battle

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... $271 million in the six months to June 30, up three per cent from $262 million at the same time last year. Meanwhile, the big banks were struggling. ANZ shares fell 95 cents to $29.40 despite posting a $4.7 billion profit for the nine months to June ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
The Australian share market has opened fractionally higher, boosted by the big miners. IG Markets market strategist Evan Lucas said the big miners - BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals - were forging ahead on the back of stronger iron ore prices ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following mixed performances on international bourses as Europe looks to be emerging from recession. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was down 11 points at 5,109. ...

PM Capital boosted by beer and Las Vegas property

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... have been trading at 10-times-earnings. That's way too bearish," Moore said. PM Capital also bought shares in US banks with big mortgage lending books that would benefit from a housing recovery, such as Wells Fargo and Bank of America. Moore stressed ...

Mason Stevens adds Perpetual portfolio to SMA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
Investment management firm Mason Stevens has added Perpetual Investment Management Limited's Perpetual Direct Equity Alpha Portfolio (the Portfolio) to its Managed Account service. The portfolio, managed by Perpetual's Vince Pezzullo, who also manages ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
The Australian share market has opened fractionally higher, boosted by the big miners. IG Markets market strategist Evan Lucas said the big miners - BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals - were forging ahead on the back of stronger iron ore prices ...

Super funds should use soft power, not quotas to fix gender equality

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... generally counterproductive, she said. A much more effective strategy is using the soft power of business influence. "When big investors look at companies that are underperforming, those companies will listen," she explained, especially as gender diversity ...