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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... debt crisis. An early advance in European equities was halted by downbeat comments from German officials who poured cold water on hopes for a deal at a make-or-break two-day summit beginning on Thursday. London's FTSE-100 index of top companies ended ...

AMP Capital wins UK pension fund mandate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011

ASFA: Retirement costs on the rise

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... bananas increasing nearly four-fold over the six months to June 2011 due to shortages created by Cyclone Yasi. The cost of water and sewerage services rose by a substantial 8.6% in the quarter with property rates rising 5.2%. Electricity costs rose on ...

Mid-sized licensees to disappear: CoreData

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... CoreData. In its "Licensee of the Future" white paper, CoreData states that the traditional dealer group model is "dead in the water" as large scale institutional licensees prepare to battle it out for adviser numbers. "...small and medium-sized licensees ...

Second best month of the year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... thus far, things seems to be going as planned for the S&P 500 - it's up 0.84% -- though European equities remain 2.2% under water. But the recent optimism engendered by the fresh bum on the PM seats in Europe, we still could see a plus sign in front ...

Infra transport spending to jump 123%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... infrastructure to the private sector. "Yet we are concerned about congestion, we are concerned about health and security of our water supplies, we are concerned about the prospect of electricity 'brown outs', and we recognise the need to modernise our ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
SYDNEY, Nov 2 AAP - The Australian dollar is sharply lower as news of a Greek referendum to decide whether to accept a second Eurozone bailout package sent jitters through markets. At 0700 AEDT on Wednesday, the Australian dollar was trading at 103.25 ...

Mortgage funds to rise post-govt guarantee

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
Mortgage funds will soon be a favourite for investors and advisers if market conditions remain the same and once the bank guarantee is reduced, according to investment group, Equity Trustees. A mortgage fund will be the attractive alternative to term ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... complicated by a delay in Royal Dutch Shell's sale of its $7 billion stake, Mr Milroy said. Jittery investors are also treading water ahead of a European leaders summit on October 23 to discuss the continent's debt crisis, he said. "Markets are still ...

AMP Capital rides high on global infra demand

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... operation of infrastructure assets, in diverse infrastructure sectors such as energy, transportation, communication and water, across both developed and emerging markets. Retail investors can access AMP Capital's global infrastructure securities capability ...