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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... 4,723.8 points. NEW YORK - US stocks finished a turbulent day mostly higher as the market bounced back from two straight days of big declines after the Fed set a likely timetable for reeling in its stimulus program. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... resource sector: they're the main two sectors that they focus on and we've seen that weakness across the board there." The big four banks have fallen, with Commonwealth Bank losing three cents to $66.23, Westpac shedding 27 cents to $27.89, ANZ losing ...

Advisers face shrinking market as super funds merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... offered by smaller funds. Less discussed is the necessary loss of jobs that make these economies possible. "It's like when the big factory closes, everyone who made the lunches and so on also lose their jobs," Wilcocks said. "There's a significant flow ...

The great unwind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... "appropriate to moderate the monthly pace of purchases later this year" only IF the Fed's optimistic outlook for the economy holds. Big Ben also told us to watch the data, did he not? Last night's disappointing US leading indicators and jobless claims ...

Infrastructure trumps other assets over time: ISN

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
Infrastructure is the best long-term investment, according to research by the Industry Super Network (ISN). The research shows that $100 invested 15 years ago would be worth $562 today. This makes infrastructure by far the strongest performer over the ...

State Street appoints head of active investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has rejigged its leadership team, bringing it in line with changes in investment strategy. Current CIO head of cash Steve Meier will become CIO of fixed income, currency and cash. This reflects a move to bring all ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... $53.35. Telstra had lost five cents, or 2.4 per cent, to $4.60, typical of the downwards trend of blue-chip securities. All the big banks were down, with ANZ losing 42 cents, or 1.5 per cent, to $27.93, CBA was $1.40, to two per cent, worse off at $66.96 ...

The Big Benny sings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
I beg your pardon, but was that it? Was that the song we've waited all this time for Big Benny to sing? The song remains the same to me. The same tune Ben Bernanke sang on the 22nd of May. The June FOMC statement was practically a rehash of the one ...

End of QE sounds death knell for 'zombie' stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... dangerous market valuations, pose a serious risk to investors when QE is finally tapered. "There can be no question that a big change in monetary policy, like the withdrawal of QE will have huge implications for global markets, not least because all ...

Yes, no, I don't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
It's now or never. Last chance to place your bets - check, raise or fold - before Big Ben Bernanke shows his hands. Gauging from Wall Street's back-to-back gains over the first two trading days of this week, it appears that the money is on Big Ben revealing ...