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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... Roads are expected to announce full year results. On Thursday, about $36 billion was wiped from the value of Australian shares after the local market posted its largest one-day decline in nine months. The fall, generated by investor concerns over a big ...

Investor 'fear factor' lowest in 40 months

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... expectations in the last 20 months. "Almost half (49%) of investors say they plan to increase their exposure to Australian shares in the next month, up from 37% in December 2012. "There is a significant jump in the appetite for direct shares, and for ...

Super funds post stellar returns - AREITs on top

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... The positive result has been driven by the recent strong performance of equity markets in 2012. The index of Australian shares rose 3.3% in December to finish the year up 19.7%. International shares meanwhile achieved 14.4%, international fixed interest ...

VicSuper adds new investment options

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
Victorian superannuation fund VicSuper will add two new investment options - Australian shares and term deposits, it announced today. The Australian Shares Option will be 100% invested in listed companies on the Australian Securities Exchange. VicSuper ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
Australian shares have opened flat as traders wait to see if the market surpasses a 19-month high reached after the New Year. At 1014 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 9.6 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 4,748.0 and the broader All ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
Australian shares have opened flat despite expectations of more interest rate cuts boosting banking stocks. At 1014 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 3.9 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 4,720.5 and the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Hyperion AM most-improved for 2012: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... provided the "biggest bang for bucks" at Antares, as well as holdings in healthcare group CSL, a spokesperson said. Australian shares manager Independent returned just 1.1% to finish in last place on the performance table, with Hunter Hall Value in second ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
Australian shares have opened flat after mixed overseas leads, with mining stocks expected to drag the market down during the day. At 1016 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.4 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 4,722.1 and the broader ...

Fewer managers drive lower fees at legalsuper

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
... 000 members have parked some of their retirement savings, legalsuper said. Investment fees for the cash and Australian shares investment options remain unchanged after the review, and the fee for the fund's SRI option has actually increased slightly ...

MLC removes managers

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... Balanced Equity Management, DFA Australia, Maple-Brown Abbott and Northward Capital have each been removed from the Australian shares strategy in both the effected portfolios. "Over time, this should lead to more reliable above-benchmark returns from ...