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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
Australian stocks are lower at noon, with all the major sectors falling amid broad-based selling. The local market opened lower as investors took their cues from a weak finish on Wall Street after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke suggested the ...

No scale effect in US endowment returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... income investing. Smaller funds also had low exposure to global equities. Despite the perception that endowment funds are major sponsors of venture capital investment, the survey showed they have only low exposure to this segment of alternative investment ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... testimony to Congress. At 0753 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 20 points at 5,151. No major economic news is expected on Thursday. In equities news, James Hardie is due to have a full year results briefing. In Australia ...

BT upgrades Asgard and BT Wrap ahead of FoFA

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... through the Asgard and BT Wrap Platforms well ahead of the 1 July 2013 deadline,"BT Financial Group said in a statement. This major systems implementation for its Asgard and BT Wrap platforms will mean that advisers can produce and track fee disclosure ...

Property investments see surge in confidence

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
Sentiment for listed and unlisted property has improved over the last six months with the vast majority of fund managers and analysts now anticipated moderate to strong investment growth from the sectors over the next 12 months, according to the findings ...

Rubik to purchase Visor Desktop from Macquarie

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
Global financial technology provider Rubik Financial Limited (Rubik) has further expanded into the wealth management market after entering into a binding agreement to acquire Visor Desktop financial planning software (formerly COIN Desktop) from Macquarie's ...

Peak6 $1bn capital raise boosted by Aussie instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... of the year," he told Financial Standard. "A big Australian super fund came to see us in Chicago recently and we have a major consultant and another super fund coming next week." Scoby has a strong pedigree in the world of hedge fund investing. At UBS ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... highs over the weekend. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the strong performance of offshore markets - major Europe bourses also chalked up healthy gains - supported the morning rally in the absence of any significant local news. "It ...

Technology drives US client adviser loyalty

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... much more loyal to their advisers than the firm they represent, and the way highly regarded advisers use technology is a major driver of this loyalty, reveals a US study. The 'Proving your Worth: Uncovering the Traits of the Valued Advisor' study by ...

Quo vadis dollar-A?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... beginning of the year. It's generally agreed that this is a dollar-US strength story. The greenback has appreciated against most major currencies because the economy is gaining momentum that is prompting speculation that the Fed would begin tapering ...