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A week's walk on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 22 APR 2013

... 8.0% print and anxiety over the Boston bombings. And oh, indications that the US is slowing - both the Empire State manufacturing index and the NAHB confidence index dropped and disappointed. Tuesday: S&P 500 up 1.4% as traders forgot all about China ...

Boston Bombs

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013

... cannot be sold offshore) has grown to 44.6% of GDP in 2012 from below 35% of GDP 10 years ago -- nearly matching the manufacturing industry's 45.3% contribution. The details of the Chinese National Accounts confirm this with domestic consumption putting ...

Market Wrap

AAP | TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013

... about a slowdown in the global economic engine. US data showing a larger-than-expected slowdown in New York state manufacturing in April and a drop in confidence of homebuilders added to growth concerns. LONDON - European stock markets fell and gold ...

Interest rate to fall to 2.5%: NAB

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013

... jobs growth, while healthy in sectors such as health and social assistance, is being tempered by job losses in the manufacturing sector. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics released today show that the nation's unemployment rate rose ...

Equipsuper appoints former Goldman Sachs CIO

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013

... over $5.6 billion for 54,000 members and their employers. It services employers and members from the energy, water, manufacturing, health, legal and services sectors. Last month, it received authorisation from APRA for its MySuper product.

ETFs boom on SMA model portfolios

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013

... despite media reports that some platforms had not been embracing ETFs, OneVue had no conflicts of interest in the manufacturing of managed funds and was free to make ETFs available on its UMA. "We've always been a supporter of ETFs and because ETF volumes ...

Bissaker to head up Virgin Money

ALICE URIBE | WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013

... continue to operate on a standalone basis, with Bissaker as chief executive. It is product distributor, with product manufacturing agreements in place with a range of partners including Citigroup TAL, Allianz Global Assistance, Auto & General Insurance ...

Missing the forest for the trees

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013

... mind that it still showed decent growth in March and that the previous two months were revised higher. The ISM non-manufacturing index disappointed too - and don't let anyone tell you that the March reading remains above 50 indicating that the services ...

Market Wrap

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013

... ultimately be for basic materials," added Briefing.com's Patrick O'Hare. London trading was also lifted by news that manufacturing output rose 0.8 per cent in February from January, dampening speculation that the economy returned to recession in the ...

2011 and 2012 Redux?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 8 APR 2013

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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