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Something's gotta give

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
It's still the fiscal cliff people. Wall Street closed higher in overnight trade because... C'mon we all know why - because someone heard someone say 'deal'. There were other important stats out of America last night but, as has been the case over the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... gold miner sold shares at a discount to repay debt. The NZX 50 Index fell 8.44 points, or 0.2 per cent, to a two-week low close of 4,007.24.

Super fund returns dip back below double-digits

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... territory. Recovering share markets have also enabled the segment gap between not-for-profit funds and corporate master trusts to close to just 0.3 percentage points, said Rainmaker. QSuper was the top Workplace super fund, measured by its default option ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... the September quarter. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,696.00 per fine ounce, down $US5.58 from Tuesday's local close of $US1,701.62 per ounce. National turnover was 269 million securities worth $345 million, with 289 stocks up, 266 down and ...

New support tools bridge adviser gap

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
Securitor has launched two market-leading services tools designed to help advisers track key performance indicators, measure success and provide business insights. The first tool helps advice businesses budget the results they want to achieve and monitor ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... debt buyback program and the approval by eurozone finance ministers of a bailout for Spain's troubled banks. But at the close, London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies had slipped 0.08 per cent lower to 5,869.04 points, on the eve of the British ...

More good news for US housing market

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
The status quo outcome of the recent US elections may carry the risk of continued political gridlock in 2013, but recovering market fundamentals are providing a welcomed kicker to the US housing market, according to research by Principal Global Investors. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... NASDAQ eased 0.27 per cent. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,716.30 per fine ounce, down $US2.95 from Monday's local close of $US1,719.25 per ounce. National turnover was 253.7 million securities worth $571 million, with 253 stocks up, 304 down ...

Life-cycle funds boost retirement income: Mercer

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... default fund member balances by 27% and 44% respectively," he continued. "Both had a material negative impact on members close to retirement." Lifecycle approaches, already commonplace in the US and UK, are designed to reduce an investor's exposure to ...

Real estate better than bonds: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
Investors starved of income should look to core real estate as an alternative to more expensive looking asset classes, according to UBS's Elisabeth Troni. In the face of continued investment uncertainty, the global real estate strategist says that there ...