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Market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell slightly following a mixed US jobs report and as investors awaited Greece's weekend referendum over its economic fate. At 0805 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures ...

Pension funds loading up on alternatives: BIS

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... also faced the prospect of weaker economic activity as commodity-producing sectors were adversely affected, despite some offset from currency depreciation." Also read the OECD's latest thoughts on pension funds here.

Frydenberg outlines tax changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... equity in foreign subsidiaries of Australian banks. The reforms also include the abolition of the Dependent Spouse Tax Offset - which Frydenberg argued "was first introduced in the mid-1930s and was designed for vastly different economic and social circumstances" ...

Milliman seeing shift in bond portfolios

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
Holding high quality bonds in an attempt to generate income and offset volatility and drawdowns in the stock market was an approach that served investors well leading up to the financial crisis. Low yields and interest rates mean bonds now offer less ...

US fiduciary rule fight not slowing down

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... research released in February this year by the DOL nevertheless echoed SIFMA's concerns that increased fees for investors to offset lost adviser commission remuneration could result in lower take-up of advice type services and lead to substantive changes ...

Platform FUM up $660bn

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... responsible for almost 39%. Platforms grew 11.8% to reach $303.1 billion by the end of March. Inflows of $55.9billion were offset by outflows of $56.0 billion. Master Trusts increased by 16.4% to reach $95.3bn with annual inflows jumping 21.7% to $18 ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set for a flat open as gains on Wall Street were offset by falls in commodity prices. At 0658 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,549. Wall Street stocks were up after a solid ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... contract was up three points at 5,465. Wall Street stocks finished little-changed as a the General Electric asset sale offset worries about spiking US Treasury bond yields. Locally on Wednesday, the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment ...

Australian stock market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open lower, following falls on Wall Street overnight. At 0654 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 25 points at 5,477. US stocks were lower, led by large declines in technology ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... its 2015 profit forecast from $US6.75-$US6.90 per share to $US6.85-$US6.95 per share. Strong performance by Calvin Klein offset the hit on overseas earnings from the strong dollar. Delta Air Lines fell 2.6 per cent as it projected a decline of four to ...