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Super set for best year since 2007

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
The recovery in super fund returns that continued apace in the year to May 2013 points to 2012/13 being the best returns year since 2007. The upbeat assessment is contained in the latest SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index ...

The others

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
It's RBA meeting day and the overwhelming consensus is for the Australian central bank to do nothing. Seems like pretty good odds to me. No doubt the Board would be talkin' bout talks of Fed tapering and yes, the talked about again China slowing as ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... closely watched gauge of manufacturing activity, came in at 50.1 in June, in line with expectations but down from 50.8 in May - the latest sign that the Asian powerhouse is losing strength. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 index fell 22.122 points, or 0.5 per ...

MSCI upgrades heighten frontier market concentration risk

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
MSCI's recent upgrade of frontier markets economies has heightened the diversification risk for index strategies in the space, according to Advance Emerging Capital chief investment officer Dr. Slim Feriani. The changes, which come into effect in May  ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
The Australian share market has opened lower as local investors worried about comments out of China that its government is less committed to strong growth. The market is about half a per cent lower, which follows similar-sized losses on Wall Street ...

Platforms surpass pre-GFC levels

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
The platform market has broken funds under advice (FUA) records in the March quarter, after plunging during the global financial crisis (GFC). An uptick in investor confidence and an increase in adviser productivity could be behind the growth of the ...

Storm founders will face trial

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
Storm Financial founders Emmanuel and Julie Cassimatis are set to face trial after the Federal Court decided to dismiss their application for a summary dismissal of the case. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will pursue its ...

Mother of all hard landings and other BSes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
Can you feel it? Can you feel it? Can you feel it? Australia appears to have started this new week, new month, new quarter new financial year with a little bit more stride in its steps. This could be because of the world's biggest central bankers' comforting ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following strong falls on Wall Street overnight. At 0803 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down seven points at 4762. In economic news on Monday, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

AMP targets SMSFs for infrastructure and property funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
AMP Capital is launching a website as part of a new marketing campaign aimed at encouraging self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investors to branch out into infrastructure and non-residential property. While residential property is a popular investment ...