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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... sales on a monthly basis and would instead only report them quarterly. The restaurant chain said the move would enable it to focus investors on its long-term strategy. Jewellery retailer Tiffany vaulted 10.5 per cent higher as first-quarter earnings ...

First State Super restructures top brass

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... will enable Graeme Arnott, who previously held the dual roles of chief operating officer and deputy chief executive, to focus his extensive experience on the role of deputy," Dwyer explained. "As well as working closely with me, Graeme will have responsibility ...

BetaShares launch NASDAQ ETF

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
Australian investors looking to include international equities in their portfolio now have the opportunity to access an exchange traded fund (ETF) that tracks the NASDAQ 100 index. From today the BetaShares NASDAQ 100 ETF (ASX: NDQ) will provide investors ...

Old families make way for self-made billionaires

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... heirs of wealthy families, but young self-made entrepreneurs who have a strong appetite for clever risk-taking, an obsessive focus on business and a strong work ethic. That's according to UBS and PwC's 2015 report, 'Billionaires: Master architects of ...

Retirees urged to add stocks

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... said this can be made through an intuitive look at Australia's strong system around franking credits and a high dividend focus. The report said "stocks are better equipped to keep up with inflation because their prices and dividends are a function of ...

Shares higher on US rate outlook

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
The Australian share market is higher as investors return to high yield stocks, including the major banks. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said stocks were also supported by comments from US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen that the Federal ...

FEATURE: Adviser education

FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
With minimum education standards surely now set to rise in the financial planning industry, the Financial Standard team has asked experts to outline what the new rules might look like and the possible routes advisers can take. What qualities will the ...

Market lower as Wall Street falls

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street on Friday. The June share price index futures contract was down nine points at 5,6732. On Friday, US stocks finished lower after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the ...

AustralianSuper hires Tria Investment founder

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
Former managing partner and founder of Tria Investment Partners, Andrew Baker, has joined AustralianSuper as head of proposition and product. The hire is reported to bolster AustralianSuper's member offering with Barker "a global leader in the wealth ...

PROFILE: PM Capital CIO Paul Moore

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
PM Capital chairman and chief investment officer Paul Moore always wanted to be a stock picker. He bought his first shares in Blue Metal Industries (later taken over by Boral) while he was still at school and then bought Carlton & United Breweries while ...