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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell with blue-chip stocks Boeing and Hewlett-Packard helping give the market its worst day so far this month. At 0809 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
The Australian share market has opened broadly flat following mixed leads from US and European markets overnight. At 1015 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 3.8 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 4,379.6 points and the broader All ...

Smarter lifecycle approach to staunch SMSF flow

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
The quality of the debate on lifecycling in Australia has improved, according to Standard Life Investments, although many super funds are still grappling with product design into the post retirement phase. There is genuine concern in the industry that ...

Politicking befogs equities: AMP Capital

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
Political forces are exerting a much greater influence in market movement, according to AMP Capital. "Investing in shares is increasingly perceived to be risky and fruitless," said Nader Naeimi, head of dynamic asset allocation at AMP Capital. "The ...

Fed's about to go... or not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
"Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay My, oh my what a wonderful day! Plenty of sunshine heading my way Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay" - Song of the South It's coming, Virginia! It is coming! It's all there in black and white, the Fed's just inched closer ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher after a mixed close on Wall Street overnight after the Federal Reserve could act before too long to stimulate the sluggish US economy. At 0748 AEST on Thursday, the September share price ...

Soros family office buys into Man United

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
George Soros has taken a 7.85% stake in Manchester United through his family office investment arm, Quantum Partners. News of the purchase surfaced yesterday after the Financial Times cited a filing with the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). ...

Add duration: UBS

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
Australian bonds have underperformed their global peers, but now is a good time to start adding them to investment portfolios, said Matthew Johnson, interest rate strategist, UBS. The reality is that currently, we are still trading European sentiment. ...

Lonsec urges advisers to revisit EMs

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
After a "brutal" year for emerging market investors, things might be looking up, said research house Lonsec. It has been a rocky ride for emerging market investors over the past 12 months, with "true believers in the merits of an expending emerging ...

APRA tweaks insurance in super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
APRA will change its stance on insurance in super, allowing registered superannuation entities to seek income protection through general rather than life insurance providers alone. Acknowledging that APRA's initial approach was prescriptive, deputy ...