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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street gained following some solid economic data. At 0812 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,314. Wall Street's gains came on the heels of ...

Aussie ETF industry comes of age

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
New record highs in the trading value in the Australian exchange traded fund (ETF) market show that the industry has come of age with investors increasingly using ETFs in sophisticated ways, according to BetaShares managing director Alec Vynokur. BetaShares ...

Praemium adds Easton AM to SMA platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
Praemium has added Easton Asset Management Global Tactical Model on its separately managed account (SMA) platform. The Global Tactical model portfolio uses global tactical asset allocation and Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed exchange-traded ...

AMP Capital appoints manager for office fund

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
AMP Capital has appointed a joint venture chief executive as the newA fund manager for the AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund (AWOF). Nick McGrath, the current head of AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT (AA-REIT), a Singapore-listed industrial REIT, will ...

QE tapering fears spark $1 billion flight from bonds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
Outflows of around $1 billion from Australian bond funds are being viewed by many as a signal the 32-year bull market in the asset class is over, but some funds have bucked the trend. According to data provided by Morningstar, Australian internationally ...

The madness of crowds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013

AIA tackles spike in mental illness-related claims

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
Life insurer AIA Australia has launched a paper exploring ways of getting employees suffering from mental illness back into work, after a spike in total and permanent disability (TPD) claims has put serious pressure on the life insurance industry. The ...

Funds refused ratings for lack of active risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
Research house van Eyk has refused to rate several funds on the grounds that they do not contain enough active risk. In the Australian Equities Review 2013, van Eyk assessed 69 funds, granting 19 A ratings, 18 BB ratings and three B ratings. Just five ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
Australian shares have opened weaker despite a recovery on Wall Street, but local resource giants are defying the trend. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the local market had simply run out of momentum after a strong finish on Thursday ...

Victims push for new Trio fraud inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
The Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF) are pushing for another inquiry on the Trio Capital fraud after the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) failed to address the victims' main issues of concern. VOFF spokesperson Paul Matters told Financial Standard ...