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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after erratic swings on Wall Street and falls on European bourses after the European Central Bank and Bank of England kept rates on hold. At 0817 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract ...

Free service may help advisers bypass FoFA costs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
Curve Securities' new service, 'TD Gateway', will enable financial advisers to bypass many of the costs associated with the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms, according to Curve managing director Andrew Murray. The free-of-charge service will ...

Buffett helps SMSF investors to big returns

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
The strong performance of legendary investor Warren Buffett has helped some Australian self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investors post big returns over the last three years. The first of a number of JBG Structured Investments products linked ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after a mixed performance on international markets overnight. At 0810 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 19 points at 4,879. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

Super is working but needs to evolve: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
The superannuation system is working but is transitioning, according to a report by Deloitte Access Economics that was commissioned by ASFA. The report, 'Maximising Superannuation Capital', released today at the ASFA Investment Interchange seminar ...

RBA decisions decisions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... in May; the AiG Performance of Manufacturing Index contracted for 23rd straight month in May; ANZ job ads fell by 2.4% in May - the third straight month of decline; national city house prices dropped by 1.2% in May that followed a 0.5% fall in April ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
Australian bond futures prices are higher ahead of the central bank's monthly interest rate decision. Nomura head of research Jon Linton said the local market would be focused on the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision announcement at 1430 AEST on ...

Board quotas an "embarrassment" for Australia: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
The introduction of quotas in a modern, egalitarian Australia "would prove to be an embarrassment," despite the obvious benefits that diversity brings, according to BlackRock. In a new research report, BlackRock also said the glacial pace of growth ...

Merrill Lynch to pay $120k over compliance infringement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
Merrill Lynch Equities (Australia) Limited (Merrill Lynch) has paid a penalty of $120,000 to comply with an infringement notice issued by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP). The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said Merrill ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
The Australian share market is set to open significantly lower after heavy falls on Wall Street on Friday night. But encouraging manufacturing data out of China on the weekend could provide a boost for mining stocks. At 0735 AEST on Monday, the June ...