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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
The Australian share market is lower as investors consolidate recent gains generated by moves to boost economic growth in the US and Europe. At 1200 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 10.5 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 4,392.0 points ...

Judgment reserved for accused Ponzi head

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
The New South Wales Supreme Court has reserved its judgment in the long-running case against New Zealand businessman David Hobbs, who stands accused of heading a US$42 million Ponzi scheme. ASIC first took action against the unlicensed operators of ...

Treasury paper ignores responsibility: ACFS

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
Recently released proposals to increase the power of the prudential regulator have failed to address the issue of accountability and performance appraisal. The Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) has argued in an analysis paper released today ...

Q3 will work

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
"Is QE3 enough to save America's economy?" The Economist magazine posed this question to its readers over the weekend. So far, the nays have it - 78% of them think QE won't cut it - because according to those who commented: even Bernanke admitted that ...

Sukuk demand to reach US$900bn in five years

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
Global demand for Sukuk is forecast to triple from US$300 billion to US$900 billion by 2017, according to recently released estimates from Ernst & Young. Conventional institutions are increasingly demanding Shari'a compliant securities alongside Islamic ...

Defensive investors may have traded risks

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
Australian investors may have traded equity risk for interest rate risk, by switching into cash, said Doug Turek, managing director, Professional Wealth. "When people jump from growth to defensive, they place their savings in the hands of central banks," ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
Australian shares have opened slightly higher as investors remain cautious ahead of a US Federal Reserve meeting and a German court decision on the eurozone debt rescue fund. At 1018 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 10.5 points ...

Aus Sup to manage 30% of own funds in 5 years

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
AustralianSuper has unveiled plans to manage up to 30% of its funds internally by 2017. Australia's largest super fund said in a statement today, that it has plans to build an internal management team as the next initiative to further reduce costs and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher, after Wall Street on Friday closed up on hopes disappointing US jobs data will lead to Federal Reserve economic stimulus measures. At 0740 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures ...

Mercer Super Trust focuses on mobile

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
Mercer Super Trust plans to launch a mobile site by the end of the year, and move to an app environment for members in 2013. The move follows member research from June this year which found that 40% of people surveyed rated access to super information ...