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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
The Australian share market has opened lower as weak iron ore prices continue to weigh on mining stocks. The market is expected to drift on Monday due to a lack of drivers, Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said. "There was no major impulse ...

Getting ideas across to SMSFs the first battle: AMP

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
Distributing ideas to self-managed super funds (SMSF) is the first challenge for product providers looking to crack this inaccessible market, according to AMP Capital portfolio manager for infrastructure Perry Lucas. Lucas, who manages AMP Capital's ...

Wall Street slips on oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
"Plus ASa change, plus c'est la mAame chose!" Pardon my french, Virginia. But nah, I'm not swearing... it's an honest to goodness French phrase that translates to "the more things change, the more they stay the same." This came to my balding head as ...

EQT appoints Equipsuper CFO to head new division

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
Equipsuper's former chief financial officer will head Equity Trustees' (EQT) new superannuation trustee office. In his new role, John Rodd will report to EQT head of private wealth services Geoffory Rimmer. Rodd has over 30 years' experience in financial ...

Investors find opportunity in SMSF conservative approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
Self-managed super funds (SMSF) ultra conservative approach to investment can be turned into an opportunity for investors with higher tolerance for volatility. The latest Credit Suisse equity research explains that companies forecasted to raise dividend ...

FWC halts default super review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has said it will halt its selection of MySuper funds as default funds under modern awards, after the full Federal Court found the expert panel was incorrectly constituted. In a statement released yesterday the president ...

Wanted: $20bn electricity investor for NSW

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
The NSW government parliamentary caucus has agreed to a sell-off part of its state's electricity poles and wires distribution network, with an expected sale price of $20 billion to be presented to institutional investors. The agreement was reached after ...

Indian optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
"Never underestimate the power of optimism". I've never forgotten this slogan since children cancer charity "Camp Quality" advertised it on Victorian (Australia) television some years back. A click on its website shows that this slogan has now been ...

Power sell off approved by NSW govt

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
The NSW government has approved the multi-billion dollar partial sale of its electricity network assets and will take the controversial policy to the next election. Coalition MPs agreed to privatise 49 per cent of the poles and wires assets on 99-year ...

FSC and ISA both claim Federal Court victory

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
Both the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Industry Super Australia (ISA) have claimed a victory in the Federal Court, even though the court's orders essentially uphold the FSC's objections. At the end of Friday's hearing over the composition of ...