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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's positive lead and after indications Greek will get a pro-austerity, pro-euro government. At 0745 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was up 25 points at 4,078. ...

ATO warns on structured products

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
The Australian Tax Office has issued a warning on sophisticated structured financial products that claim to offer franking credits among tax benefits to investors. Michael D'Ascenzo, tax commissioner at the ATO has said the products involved claimed ...

ASIC winds up unregistered managed investment scheme

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has obtained orders in the Supreme Court of New South Wales to wind up an unregistered managed investment scheme operated by Secured Bond Ltd. In proceedings on 28 May 2012, the Supreme Court also made ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's positive performance amid speculation of more stimulus from the Federal Reserve after another batch of poor data releases. At 0745 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
The Australian share market has lost more ground with energy and materials stocks the biggest losers as investors look ahead to Sunday's Greek elections. At 1200 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 27 points, or 0.66 per cent ...

CFD turnover rises amid dollar decline

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
Aussie dollar and euro declines driving turnover, increased demand for gold and strong interest in the US and German 30 are some of the latest CFD trends identified in CMC Markets' May trading trends report. The latest analysis of CMC Markets' (CMC) ...

Sequencing risk impacts super savings

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
The post-global financial crisis combined with longevity issues has brought strategies to manage sequencing risk to the forefront in Australia, according to Chad Padowitz, chief investment officer at Wingate Asset Management. Although many retirees ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street overnight and a mixed performance on European bourses after disappointing US retail sales data and concern remaining over the euro zone. At 0813 AEST on Thursday, the June ...

QE hope - must be getting tough again?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
Ho-hum. Some may find riding the current stock market see-saw exciting but I'm beginning to get bored. Certainly what we're going through right here, right now is the stuff histories are made of, but there's only so much a man can take - especially ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street overnight after suggestions the US Federal Reserve may act to stimulate the world's largest economy. At 0852 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index ...