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The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
It's another trading day for the record books on Wall Street. And this despite last night's weak reports - existing home sales fell by 1.2% to a less than expected 5.1 million annualised rate in June and the Chicago Fed National Activity Index remained ...

Generation Y busts SMSF age myth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
Increasing numbers of people under 30 are setting up - or plan to set up - self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), according to a new study by Macquarie Bank and the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). The study found that 8.1% of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after a series of mediocre earnings report limited buying enthusiasm. At 0752 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 14 points at 4,974. ...

Super funds unready for trans-Tasman transfer rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
New laws allowing trans-Tasman emigrants to take their superannuation with them are finding themselves frustrated by Australian funds struggling to keep up with the requirements. Under the trans-Tasman portability arrangements which came into effect ...

Standard Life Inv GARS manager in shock exit

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
The creator of the multi-billion dollar Standard Life Investments Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) fund Euan Munro has left the company to join UK life firm Aviva as chief executive. As global head of multi-asset investing and fixed income at ...

The game markets play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... nothing much has changed...much. Apart from the slight attack of the nerves when the S&P 500 dropped by nearly 6% between 21 May -- the all-time record high back then -- and 24 June, everything's pretty much the same. So much so that if you slept from ...

Hedge funds can reduce risk, despite reputation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
Despite their growing popularity, particularly in the institutional space, hedge funds are still widely misunderstood by investors - they often have a reputation for being high risk, expensive, illiquid and difficult to access. But according to BlackRock ...

FPA granting consumers inside access to funds management industry

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is inviting planners to show their clients an insider's view of the financial services industry through an industry event in Sydney in October. The FPA is holding a breakfast for planners and their clients at ...

Greece what?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
Was it good for you as it was for me? If you ask the financial markets this question, there surely would be a chorus of "yes it was!" They're still basking in the afterglow of Big Ben Bernanke's comforting words. In fact 'twas so good the Dow and the ...

Facebook usage in Australia going up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
While there are concerns Facebook use in Australia may be slipping, the number of Australians using the social media platform actually jumped 2.75% in May to reach 12.2 million. LinkedIn was ranked a distant second with 3.7 million users and Twitter ...