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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... over the eurozone and bad news leads kept investors in check. Dealers said eurozone data continued to be strong, with a surprise rise in French consumer confidence but in Germany, the bloc's powerhouse economy, it looked as though activity might be topping ...

Cayman Islands hedge fund reforms on-track

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... principal with Buckingham Fund Services Ltd which operates in the island nation. Lindsay say the new rules are not a surprise as regulators in other jurisdictions have made their own adjustments in light of recent hedge fund scandals, market crises and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... a positive German business confidence report but Spain fell on concerns over its debt after the government suffered a surprise poll setback. Dealers said Spain was already causing concern after missing its public deficit target badly last year and news ...

Wobble gobbles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... already know that most member nations are in the midst of fiscal retrenchment and/or raising taxes and that the bigger surprise would be if the euro region avoids a recession this year. These aren't new pieces of information. Not enough to turn investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... eurozone economic data and after disappointing Chinese figures, analysts say. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed as a surprise trade surplus from Japan was offset by more weak data out of China, adding to concerns over a slowdown in the world's second ...

Funds remain unconvinced on lifecycle MySuper product

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
Chief executive officers in the not-for-profit super sector remain unconvinced a lifecycle product will offer the best outcome for members, according to a recent poll by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. A recent survey of 40 not-for-profit ...

Where now brown cow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
There seems to be a sense of calm in the financial markets these days. An eerie calm that makes one wonder what lies inside investors' heads. And usually times like these - times when the market is consolidating - they suggest that the market may have ...

APRA calls for dialogue with funds on MySuper

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
Superannuation funds thinking about offering a MySuper product should start talking to APRA now, said the regulator, who acknowledged the timeframe was tight, but said there should be "no surprises" when the draft standards are released next month. ...

Better days are getting happier

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
They just keep on coming. One after another, they're rolling in. Exactamondo Virginia! More upside surprises came out of Uncle Sam's country last night. Better days are getting happier. Happy days are getting better. Wall Street is happy and it knows ...

Upside surprises to surprise on the upside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... everyone and his dog anticipating gloom heading into the New Year, there is a greater likelihood for upside surprises to surprise on the upside. Let us count the ways: No surprises that the Fed kept monetary policy steady and its pledge to keep rates ...