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Sustaining confidence in the Australian financial system: Murray

DAVID MURRAY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
Financial System Inquiry (FSI) chairman David Murray spoke at the National Press Club following the release of the FSI interim report. "Thank you to the National Press Club for the interest you have shown in today's release of the interim report of ...

Funds return 11% in May

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index increased marginally during May to return 11.3% compared to 11.1% at end April. At end December it was 16.1%. Three year super fund average annual returns are 8.8% pa, five year average ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... dropped seven cents to $4.48. US stocks finished higher on Friday as strong earnings from shoe and clothing maker Nike helped offset a profit warning from American chemical company DuPont. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 5.71 points (0.03 per ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... following gains on Wall Street in a quiet day of trading in its last session with strong earnings from Nike helping to offset a profit warning from DuPont. At 0645 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up eight points at ...

But they said it was Iraq

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
I clicked, and I clicked, and I clicked but I can't find no... no, no, no... no mention of that which was finger-pointed for yesterday's sharp fall on Wall Street. Yes, Virginia there wasn't any mention of Iraq. Wall Street rebounded overnight despite ...

Low rates force banks to change term deposit strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... interest/reward saver accounts with an increase of over seven hundred thousand customers in the last year and mortgage offset accounts showing an increase of over one hundred and eighty thousand customers, provides real alternatives for many customers. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
The share market has recovered most of its early losses to be relatively flat. The big miners remain in negative territory amid heavy falls in the iron ore price, but gains by several industrial and energy stocks, as well as Telstra, are offsetting ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... amount on Friday so the lead-in for our market tomorrow is reasonable," Dr Oliver said. Gains in global stocks appeared to offset a drop in the iron ore price, which last week fell below US$100 a tonne to $US99.80. At Friday's local close, the benchmark ...

FEATURE: Rethinking fixed income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... Treasury yield. While there are a number of approaches available on the market to mitigate against interest rate risk, each is offset by another downside risk of its own. Experts agree that the most sensible approach is likely to involve diversification ...

SuperStream savings 'nowhere near' estimates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... to go up. "So a lot of the benefits we think we're going to see from getting stuff through the gateway will be directly offset by the increased clearing house cost." He went on: "Yes, there will be some gains, definitely they will be some gains, but ...