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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... Tuesday. Retail trade figures for August will be published later in the morning, and the Reserve Bank of Australia's monthly interest rate decision will be known at 1430 AEST. Meanwhile, Japan is expected to announce a sales tax increase and fresh stimulus ...

Sovereign wealth funds up alternatives exposure in 2012

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... private equity and 40% increased their hedge fund allocations. Invesco said the move was triggered by the pressure a low interest rate environment has placed on fixed income returns coupled with on-going volatility in equity markets. Currently global ...

MTAA Super adds calculators to website

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... points at 5,228. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its monthly board meeting and makes its interest rate decision. It also releases the index of commodity prices for September. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ...

New adviser service speeds up dealer group creation

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
The growing adviser demand to operate under their own licence has prompted the partnership of two companies to assist advisers create their own dealer group. My Dealer Services and Libertas Solutions will help advisers to obtain an Australian financial ...

ASMA dismisses SMSF property bubble fears

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) moved to discourage speculation in the housing sector over fears that a combination of low interest rates and new rules allowing geared investments through SMSFs could be contributing to a bubble in the sector. ASMA called ...

No bubble fears in commercial property for SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... Australia (RBA) has this week moved to discourage speculation in the housing sector over fears that a combination of low interest rates and new rules allowing geared investments through SMSFs could be contributing to a bubble forming in the sector. Today ...

Super funds hungry for global equities specialists

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
Global equity funds would do well to exploit the growing interest in global equities from superannuation funds and other institutional investors, according to Lars Wincentsen, portfolio manager at Danish global equity fund Carnegie Asset Management. ...

ASX endorses Henry board director bid

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has commended former Treasury boss Ken Henry's bid to become a director of the ASX board as it looks to renewal after the resignation of two long-serving directors over a US share-trading scandal. In an address ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
... election win in Germany - also retreated on Tuesday after the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) aired concerns about interest rates. Tokyo edged down 9.81 points to 14,732.61 on its first day of trading after a long weekend, with a slightly stronger ...