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Super funds continue to recover

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... In contrast, domestic fixed interest and direct property both earned 10% and international fixed interest earned 11%. The top five Workplace Super funds (by default options) over the 12 months were ESSSuper and BUS(Q) both with 5.1%, QSuper with 4.3% ...

Sure 25 but maybe 50

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
Ho-hum. There was nothing really all that interesting in the news that flowed out of overnight markets last night. It's the same old, same old. Data out of Europe only confirmed what we already knew and expected all along, Spain's now officially in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... lost 1.89 per cent to 7,011 points as data confirmed that Spain was back in recession and Standard & Poor's downgraded the top Spanish banks. In foreign exchange deals, the euro traded for $1.3231 or the same level as late on Friday in New York. HONG ...

Less tax appeal for high income earners in super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... concessional superannuation contributions are taxed at a flat rate of 15%, delivering a higher relative concession to those in the top income tax bracket, according to Bill Shorten, Minister for Superannuation. ''It is clear that a small number of people ...

APRA releases draft prudential standards

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released its proposed prudential standards, open to industry response until July 20. The regulator said it is proposing to introduce prudential standards covering topics common to other APRA-regulated ...

Instant replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
Instant replay. What we've seen last week seemed to be a replay of the general theme that has been playing at computer screens near us for some time now. There's the ever-simmering European sovereign debt crisis that creates tension in the financial ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... demand held up strongly, suggesting there was some underlying strength, dealers said. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies closed up 0.49 per cent to 5,777.11 points. In Frankfurt, the DAX 30 gained 0.91 per cent to 6,801.32 points and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... that the labour market improvement seen in the first quarter was on hold for now. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies closed up 0.52 percent at 5,748.72 points. In Frankfurt, the DAX 30 gained 0.53 percent to 6,739.90 points but ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... on the rally after figures showed the domestic economy slumping back into recession. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies closed up just 0.16 per cent at 5718.89 points but Frankfurt, the DAX 30 gained 1.73 per cent to 6704.50 points and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
The Australian share market has opened only slightly lower, despite steep falls on Wall Street and losses on European markets. At 1018 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 1.6 points, or 0.04 per cent, at 4,350.6 points, while the ...