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AMP buys another SMSF business

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
... cent) higher at 1,770.42, but the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index fell 7.92 (0.20 per cent) to 3,931.95. LONDON - Europe's major stock markets mostly rose on the eve of the latest decision from the European Central Bank, buoyed by hopes of a eurozone ...

PM Capital launches global fund on ASX

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
PM Capital is set to launch its international equities strategy as a listed investment fund (LIC). PM Capital chief executive Chris Donohoe said the launch addresses the limited choice currently offered to investors who want access to the global share ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... of economic data in China and the US later in the week and Australian unemployment figures on Thursday would be among the major drivers of the market over the next few days. The Commonwealth Bank was one of the few to buck the downward move on Wednesday ...

NFP funds turning to direct investment options in droves

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... not-for-profit super funds are partnering with brokers such as Lonsec Fiscal because, unlike super funds administered by the major banks, they lack the infrastructure to offer these services direct. Clarke said that services such as research, model portfolios ...

Life insurance faces worst conditions in decades

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... have also been putting pressure on the life insurance industry returns for the last years. The EY document confirmed that major banks are starting to bring wealth management services in-house in order to minimise the costs linked to the latest regulatory ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... metal prices, after US and European equity markets posted gains, Patersons Securities economist Tony Farnham says. "The major resource guys were well supported in overnight markets," he said. "In the London Metal Exchange market, the base metals went ...

Market Wrap AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index (PSI) for month just ended is due out. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, shares on Monday closed moderately higher with surprisingly strong retail sales ...

Leading fund manager demands reporting rule change

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... the large institutions and investment banks constantly receive privileged information either overtly or covertly from many major companies. This information may flow from the normal conducting of business away from markets. "That information cannot be ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... full year profit. However, traders were not impressed with its rate of growth and its shares were flat at $34.58. The other major banks were all posting gains, with National Australia Bank 8.5 cents higher at $35.715, Commonwealth Bank up 40 cents to ...