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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 57.64 (1.35 per cent) to 4,316.07. Dow member IBM sank 7.2 per cent after it reported a huge drop in profits and its 10th straight quarter of lower revenues. The IBM results helped to keep the blue-chip index in ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... points, or 0.65 per cent, to 5,238 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have finished a turbulent day lower, rallying somewhat from a huge midday drop spurred by worries over global economic weakness and the spread of the Ebola virus. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

'Bond King' Bill Gross leaves Pimco

AAP  |  SATURDAY, 27 SEP 2014
NEW YORK, Sept 26 AP - The biggest star in the bond market has shocked the financial world by leaving the huge money management firm he has led for four decades and joining a much smaller rival. Bill Gross, who co-founded the investment giant Pimco ...

FEATURE: Quenching the thirst for income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... are now being forced to look to investment assets to meet their goals. The laws of supply and demand dictate that as the huge wave of baby boomers enters retirement and orientates portfolios towards income-generating assets (and other investors seek ...

Alibaba co-founder tops China rich list

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... billionaires. The growth in the number of China's mega-rich highlights the country's economic transformation and its concentration of huge wealth within a small elite. Total wealth of the over 300 members on the list adds up to $1.4 trillion, or the ...

Cutting edge data tool finds super members most likely to defect

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... already got its data engine working in other industries - such as automotive, rental, retail and sport - where businesses have huge customer bases that they need to understand. The company boasts a growing number of super clients including its most recent ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... cent, or 178.90 points, to finish Thursday at 16,067.57 thanks to the weaker yen but Sony plunged after warning of another huge loss this financial year. Sydney edged up 0.16 per cent, or 8.5 points, to 5,415.8 and Shanghai gained 0.35 per cent, or 8.04 ...

Who will buy NAB Asset Servicing?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... overall with AUC of US$9.5 trillion. While they are bigger than State Street in Australia, they are also more vulnerable, as a huge chunk of their AUC comes from their biggest client, AMP. Acquiring NAS would give them a more diverse range of clients. ...

Give MySuper time to work, says AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... comparatively high fees super funds charge would be premature. AIST chief executive Tom Garcia said: "As a nation, we have invested huge amounts of time and money in developing and implementing reforms that touch on just about every aspect of superannuation. ...

AIA Vitality available on platforms

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... to make sure we tailor our products accordingly", AIA Australia chief executive Damien Mu said. "AIA Vitality has made a huge difference in helping advisers change the conversation around life insurance with their clients and we want to make the program ...