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I was there!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... housing market is strengthening' stats released only last week. The FHFA home price index rose by 0.6% in January after gaining 0.5% in the previous month. Housing starts and existing home sales increased by 0.8% in February. Building permits - a leading ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... biggest one-day gain for 2013, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index adding 88 points to 5,120.2 and the All Ordinaries index gaining 85.5 points to 5,129.3. NEW YORK - US stocks fell on Friday, bringing the Dow's 10-day winning streak to a halt as a decline ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... points, or 0.47 per cent, at 14,397.07. The broader S&P 500 came close to surpassing its record high, set in October 2007, gaining 6.92 points, or 0.45 per cent, to 1,551.18. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite added 12.28 points (0.38 per cent) at 3,244.37. ...

Still pent-up demand as ETFs celebrate record year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... Australia. He added that the global financial crisis acted as a wind break to wider uptake of the instruments. "ETFs were gaining a lot of traction before the GFC but Australia is still five years behind what's happening overseas," he said. "There's ...

No end in sight for ASX rally: InStreet

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... record high, according to InStreet Investment's managing director George Lucas. The ASX has enjoyed a strong start to 2013, gaining almost 6% since 1 January, and while there are still some macroeconomics risks prevailing, Lucas is bullish in his outlook ...

HOSTPLUS to become a PST

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... the legal structure to take money from other super funds - only from individuals - Elia expects SMSFs to benefit from gaining access to the fund's underlying investment options at wholesale prices. Elia attributes the fund's recent decision to extend ...

Today we wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013

Elixir adds business coach to consultancy team

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... Elixir, Pritchard has acted as chief executive to three financial planning and wealth management practices, as well as gaining experience internationally as a management consultant. He is a chartered accountant and a certified financial planner. "Geoff ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... budget and a long term plan for government spending cuts. LONDON - European share trading posted mixed results, with London gaining on Chinese growth data that beat expectations while Frankfurt and Paris slipped back on disappointing European and US ...

Mobile payment market primed for innovation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... information from online purchases more easily than from traditional retailers." Credit Suisse believes scale will be the key to gaining both a broader customer base, and also to gain a more precise understanding of individual customer purchase behavi ...