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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
... day's solid gains. At 0645 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was down one point at 5,270. No major economic or equities news is expected on Friday. In Australia, the market on Thursday rallied as a sharp drop in the local currency ...

FPA-Cbus referral deal makes promising start

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
The referral deal between the Financial Planners Association (FPA) and industry fund Cbus is going "exceptionally well" after two weeks in action, according to FPA chief executive Mark Rantall. Rantall said that, since January 1, 25 Cbus members have ...

There's the good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014

Men continue to dominate super fund boards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Men still heavily dominate the boards of superannuation funds, with just one fifth of trustee positions being held by women, according to statistics released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The APRA statistics reveal that the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... the main driver of the turnaround. "Wall Street was quite a bit stronger, so we've followed that," he said. He said all major market sectors had started the session higher, with gold miners among the few to go backwards, following a slide in the gold ...

PE firms struggling with data management

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Six out of 10 private equity firms are struggling with document management and disseminating data into market intelligence, according to global research conducted jointly by TABB Group and SunGard. The team behind the research surveyed 119 senior private ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... motor vehicle sales figures for December. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment is also due out. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed 1.5 per cent lower after a top US central bank official ...

SMSF borrowing under control, ATO figures suggest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... proportion of the total value of loans made by banks and other financial institutions." Colley said that SPAA had met with the major LRBA providers, and found that in total LRBA account for $8 billion, a small fraction of the total mortgage market. According ...

ASIC publishes Medcraft travel details

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
Documents released by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) show that chairman Greg Medcraft spent more than 80 days overseas on business trips last year. The documents reveal that the majority of these visits include meetings ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... releases its Quarterly Australian Consumer Anxiety Index and special report entitled Factors Impacting Cost of Living. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Monday closed lower following the release of disappointing US jobs ...