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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... United States posted strong gains on reports of surprisingly robust new home sales and consumer confidence. Locally, several major companies reported better-than-expected financial results during the morning, providing further momentum. "Corporate reports ...

What Stronger Super?

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
Most people surveyed for research released yesterday by Mercer had never heard of the Gillard Government's Stronger Super or MySuper reforms. As the superannuation sector comes to grips with the changes that have overhauled the industry, Mercer's Superannuation ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... post first half results later on Monday and Spark Infrastructure Trust is also due to announce full year results. The four major banks all opened higher. Westpac was up 34 cents to $30.21, ANZ added 16.5 cents to $28.325, National Australia Bank gained ...

Moody's downgrade drives demand for Aus bonds

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... and Canada. The downgrade puts Australia "in a box seat," as the number of economies with triple-A scorecards from every major ratings house grows smaller, Rodger Bridges, head of fixed income, Tyndall Asset Manement, told Financial Standard. "It should ...

CBUS to review custody operations

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
Following a major investment review, CBUS will conduct its first open market Request for Proposal (RFP) in 20 years to look for a custody services provider. CBUS's custody services are provided by the National Australia Bank - Asset Servicing (NAS) ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... program will continue. At 0800 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was up 21 points at 5,014. No major local economic news is expected on Monday. In equities news, Patties Foods and IOOF Holdings are expected to post first half ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... "There's concern that without quantitative easing the US dollar will regain strength," Mr Shamu told AAP. Speculation about a major hedge fund pulling out of commodities also contributed to the selling of resources sector shares. "We don't know exactly ...

Second UK client for IRESS

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
Software provider IRESS has secured its second major client in the United Kingdom. Wealth management company Towry has confirmed it will use IRESS's XPLAN software in its 18 offices across the United Kingdom. Towry's implementation of XPLAN is already ...

Super assets up 15% to $1.5tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... be feeling the affects for years in foregone returns - the figures contain indications that the sector is going through a major restructuring. Illustrating these, while contributions into not-for-profit and retail funds climbed 10% during the 2012 calender ...

Instos on verge of piling into Asian bonds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
Australian institutional bond investors are considering increasing their allocations to Asia Pacific, where record levels of bond issuance are broadening opportunities for diversification and relatively high returns. AllianceBernstein director of Asia ...