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Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... months. But Ukranian tensions continued with a threat from Russian gas company Gazprom to halt deliveries to Ukraine. No major local economic or equities news is expected on Monday. In Australia, the market on Friday ended the week with a slight gain ...

Advice industry under-prepared for younger client base

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... industry is struggling to attract young talent, driven in part by a perception that the industry is too sales focused. The two major bodies representing the industry in Australia, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial ...

ClearView launches online health reward system

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... prove that they take care of their health. The ClearView online version of the initiative was launched only a day after a major insurance group announced a similar program, pointing to a possible trend of insurers focusing on promoting healthy behaviour ...

Crimea makes it domestic

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... Ukraine (again unless the G7 continues to go after Putin) - as evidenced by the green lights flashing on the screens of most major equity markets overnight. Not even next door neighbour - the European Central Bank (ECB) - is perturbed. It voted to keep ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... was down 40 cents, or 1.06 per cent, at $37.40, while Rio Tinto was down 64 cents, or 0.99 per cent, at $64.17. The four major banks also opened weaker. National Australia Bank was down 22 cents at $34.82, ANZ had dropped 15 cents at $32.37, Westpac ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... is due to release January retail trade figures and international trade in goods and services data for the same month. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Wednesday rallied to a five-and-a-half-year high on renewed hopes of ...

MySuper authorisations reaches 117

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... MySuper could enter the segment. The low number of MySuper authorisations continues to reinforce speculation that several major corporate master trusts are remaining in the employer super market as choice select rather than default funds as so require ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... overseas markets breathing a sigh of relief that Putin says he has no plans to invade Ukraine," he said. Locally the four major banks were leading the surge higher. National Australia Bank jumped 40 cents, or 1.15 per cent, to $35.13, Westpac surged ...

Fund managers expect clients to turn aggressive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
Almost half the world's fund managers expect their institutional clients to adopt a more aggressive investment strategy in 2014, according to a global survey by Towers Watson. The survey, including responses from 128 investment managers (the majority ...

Just jokin' Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... spending, help growth and support the government and the BOJ's aim to raise prices. Clearly there's upside momentum in the major world economies - upside momentum that could easily feed on itself to create a virtuous circle. Short of Putin unleashing ...