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More young Americans worried about retirement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... other age group both in the past 10 years and since the beginning of the 'Great Recession'." Declining home values are the major culprit, they said, reinforcing the view that until US home values improve, a sustained US recovery will be unlikley notwithstanding ...

AMP infra fund takes 49% airport stake

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... Copenhagen Airports A/S. Seven UK local authorities will retain their 51% stake in the company. "Newcastle Airport is the major airport serving the north-east of England and the Newcastle area," said Boe Pahari, AMP Capital managing director Europe. ...

MySuper: industry not dead if proper action taken

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... contact and an explanation of what will happen if no action is taken. He said that members who have exited a fund are a "major issue because there has been a consistent lack of engagement." "The way I see it you have two choices. You either lose the ...

Market Wrap

AMP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... the third quarter. At 0745 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 4,483. No major economic news is expected on Monday. In equities news, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is due to hold its annual general meeting ...

RMB to be used in a third of china deals by 2015

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... Australia's trade with China," said Maia. Maia also said HSBC was confident that the Chinese currency is on track to becoming a major trade currency by 2015. Moves by the Chinese government to increase exchange rate flexibility and simplify transaction ...

Wilson HTM deals to Mariner concerns

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... response from Wilson's board of directors is expected in the coming days. Mariner Corporation's bid could potentially offer major shareholder Deutsche Bank an out. "I don't understand why Deutsche [bank] continues to be a shareholder. It does not make ...

High frequency trading benefits: UK government

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
The overwhelming majority of financial professionals say high frequency trading (HFT) is unfair, according to a new survey, but research from the UK government shows that computer automated investment has market benefits. According to a recent survey ...

Ancestry.com snapped up in PE deal

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Genealogy website Ancestry.com has agreed to be acquired by a group led by European private equity firm Permira Funds in a cash deal valued at around $US1.6 billion, AAP reported. The company operates a website for researching family history and has ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... durable goods figures. At 0714 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up five points at 4,506. No major economic news is expected on Friday, In equities news, Macquarie Group is expected to post first half results, Carsales.com ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... policy meeting. At 0628 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down 10 points at 4,482. No major economic news is expected on Thursday. In equities news, ANZ Banking Group and Australian Pharmaceutical Industries are due ...