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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
... National Australia Bank chief executive officer Cameron Clyne. On Friday, the Australian share market coasted to a flat close as investors sat on the sidelines ahead of key economic data from China. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 4.6 points ...

Move beyond benchmarks: GMO

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
GMO asset manager James Montier implored investors to move beyond policy benchmarks, and called for a risk rethink at a recent Investment Management Consultants Association conference. "The minute you give an investment manager a policy benchmark, all ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
The Australian market is receiving uncertain leads from offshore trading overnight, with equities markets and commodities both turning in mixed performances. On the ASX 24 at 0723 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was eight points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... banking competition measures within the next week. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index declined 26.9 points, or 0.57 per cent, to close at 4,699.9 on Wednesday, while the broader All Ordinaries index fell 24.3 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 4,791.7. The All ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
The Australian market is receiving positive leads from offshore trading overnight. On the ASX 24 at 0705 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was 12 points higher at 4,745. In economics news on Wednesday, Reserve Bank of Australia assistant ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
The Australian market is expected to open slightly higher after receiving subdued leads from offshore trading. On the ASX 24 at 0626 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was nine points higher at 4,708. In economics news on Tuesday ...

Macquarie Wrap launches model portfolios

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
Macquarie Wrap will launch its latest model portfolio after trialing it with ten dealer groups to test functionality and capabilities. The launch marks the first stage in the delivery of its next generation wrap platform, the Macquarie Wrap Model Portfolios ...

US considers retirement reforms

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... superannuation scheme in the early '90s. And if Australia's experience is anything to go by, the industry should be paying close attention as, if the same conclusions are reached, a windfall of unparalleled proportions could be on the horizon. "Social ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
The Australian market is receiving overhwelmingly positive leads from offshore trading overnight. In economics news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases data on international trade in goods and services and on retail trade, both ...

MTAA halts new money to 'illiquid' option

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... the end of June, according to Rainmaker Information. The fund, which is a member of industry association ASFA, decided to close the TRO following concerns the strategy's assets might not be sufficiently liquid to meet ASFA's guidelines and regulator ...