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Hedge fund fees under pressure

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... environment has seen banks step away from their day-to-day market activities. "Risk premiums at the five major US banks have fallen some 55%. We're looking at a lot of trades that used to be made by the bank property desks. There has been a lot of price ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
The Australian market has fallen by almost 1.5 per cent due to concerns about a bailout of Cyprus and falls on Wall Street. A European Union bailout of Cyprus had scared investors and led to a negative opening on the Australian market, IG Markets strategist ...

More than five minutes this time?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... above the Dow's 9.4% gain and higher still than the S&P 500's 8.3%. And this is because of the depreciating yen - it has fallen by 8.8% against the greenback and by 6.2% against the euro this year to date. And this is because of 'Abenomics' and expectations ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... 1,541.47. But the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 1.76 (0.05 per cent) to 3,222.37. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets fallen back from gains posted in early trading to close with mixed results as London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies slipped ...

Dividend stocks ideal for SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... returned 9.4% pa income and 12.2% pa with capital gains included. This compares to the one-year term deposit rate which has fallen from 6% to 4.15% over the same period.

Vanguard cuts costs on intl equities ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... Fund (ETF) from 0.18% to 0.15%. According to the index fund specialist, the management expense ratio on the product has fallen by an average of 10 basis points since it was listed for trading on the ASX in 2009. The move follows similar fee cuts across ...

Falling gold price a buying opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... following greater policy support for the eurozone and a de-escalation of the fiscal cliff risk, the gold spot price has fallen to US$1,577, 17% below the US$1,908 record high it saw in August 2011. "While the resurgence of risk appetite over the past ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... S&P/ASX200 index closed down 52.2 points, or 1.03 per cent, at 5,003.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 50.9 points, or 1.0 per cent, to 5,021.8 points. US stocks closed decisively higher after strong reports on consumer confidence ...

ATO upgrades SMSF and SuperSeeker website

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... $8.8 million. It resulted in the amount of lost super declining by $3.2 billion last year, the first time the amount has fallen in several years. The number of lost super accounts held by the ATO is expected to increase following the budget reform during ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had lifted 36 points, or 0.71 per cent, to 5,072.7 points. US stocks have fallen sharply amid concerns that the Italian election could lead to instability in the eurozone. Equities had opened the session ...