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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on European bourses as Cyprus' international bailout appeared close to unravelling. At 0655 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was down 26 points at 4,977. In economic ...

Shortage of reliable Aussie income products

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... opportunities and a similar proportion want to become more knowledgeable about the opportunities available," he said. "But close to four in 10 indicated they do not have a good understanding of the income producing products available to them and 85% ...

AXA IM launches two SmartBeta products

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
AXA Investment Managers has announced the launch of two new smart beta products, designed as alternatives to index trackers. The AXA IM SmartBeta Equity and AXA IM SmartBeta Bond strategies use rules based filters to reduce exposure to risks associated ...

EQT lodges bidder statement for the Trust Co

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... shareholders is scheduled after Easter, in early April. The offer will remain open for a minimum of one month and it will close in May.

CommInsure expands income protection

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
CommInsure has come up with a new product that takes income protection one step further, paying totally and permanently disabled clients a 100% of their income. While traditionally insurance companies only pay 75% of income in these cases, CommeInsure ...

Ripples from a pebble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
Is this the tiny pebble that trips the bull? I planned to discuss how being in cash is an even riskier proposition at this precise moment in time because of its negative inflation-adjusted returns and using as lead "The Daily Telegraph's" story about ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... also dented ahead of triple witching day, when stock index futures, index options and stock options all expire together. At close, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading companies slid 0.61 per cent to 6,489.65 points. In Frankfurt, the DAX 30 ...

EM managers eye huge super fund opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
Fund managers of all shapes and sizes and from all over the world are vying for institutional mandates in what many see as a perfect window of opportunity in the emerging markets space. A renewed appetite for riskier assets, increasing funds under management ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
The Australian market is set for a strong start to trade with encouraging jobs figures in the United States helping Wall Street post its longest winning streak in more than 16 years. At 0757 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... points. HONG KONG - Most Asian markets have closed lower, with few catalysts to drive buying after recent gains. At the close Tokyo fell 0.61 per cent, or 75.15 points to 12,239.66 while Seoul rose 0.32 per cent, or 6.39 points, to 1,999.73. The yen ...