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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
Australian stocks have defied a negative lead from Wall Street to start the local session slightly higher. CommSec market analyst Juliana Roadley said the negative sentiment from Wall Street, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and NASDAQ ...

Hedge fund growth plans hampered by lack of demand

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
Two thirds of hedge fund managers have made growing their businesses a top strategic priority but a lack of demand from investors could be a major roadblock, according to a recent global EY survey. "In the current environment, fund managers are investing ...

Shale gas revolution could be worldwide

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
... to T Rowe Price portfolio specialist, global equities Kurt Umbarger. Umbarger said that the US was "really, truly on the road to becoming something akin to energy independent", though he added that at the moment there was an infrastructure deficit. "We ...

AFA to train young advisers on soft skills

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will be focusing on helping advisers develop emotional intelligence and soft skills in its GenXt Roadshow for 2014. The roadshow will kick off in Hobart on February 4, 2014, and will also visit Adelaide, Perth ...

YBR to service corporate super group clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
Yellow Brick Road (YBR) will provide services to Super Advice Services' client base, a corporate superannuation and insurance provider serving over 50,000 employees in Australia and New Zealand. YBR has signed a joint venture agreement with Super Advice ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... would launch a Federal Court case against subsidiary John Holland over the death of a worker on Brisbane's Airport Link toll road.

Infrastructure key in battle against SMSF exodus

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
Industry super funds can get an advantage over self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) by using their scale to exploit the "illiquidity premium" that exists in unlisted markets such as infrastructure, according to Brett Himbury, chief executive of ...

PM Capital launches global fund on ASX

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
PM Capital is set to launch its international equities strategy as a listed investment fund (LIC). PM Capital chief executive Chris Donohoe said the launch addresses the limited choice currently offered to investors who want access to the global share ...

Spend, spend, spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... put the prospect of any move by the US Federal Reserve to start unwinding its bond purchases a little bit further down the road. Calmer nerves in the bond markets (and record low domestic interest rates) have prompted investors to resume their quest ...

Pre-retirees won't meet goals without equities

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... Padowitz is an advocate of equity insurance options. "The old allocation of cash and fixed income is a recipe for pain down the road. Investors must take risk but make use of insurance to mitigate that risk. Insurance options can help to smooth the return ...