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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... the West, but had no real impact on markets. Neither did Britain's raising its terror threat level risk to "severe", with Prime Minister David Cameron saying that the Islamic State jihadist group had set its sights on Europe. The gains came during the ...

Retirement phase top issue for super in FSI

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... compulsory superannuation contribution to assist in meeting the needs of people aged over 80," a proposal advanced by former prime minister Paul Keating. ASFA also listed under-insurance as a major priority. In its submission, UniSuper likewise stressed ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... equity market had mainly been reacting to the Japanese currency's ups and downs since Shinzo Abe was re-elected Japanese prime minister on December 2012 and the BOJ announced its QE policy in April last year. The Nikkei-225 index soared by 56.7% last ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... earnings, with Seven Network owner Seven West and Westfield the highlights. Flight Centre, Lend Lease regional broadcaster Prime Media and mining services company WorleyParsons are also among others who are also issuing earnings reports. In Australia ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... as investors locked in profits following recent gains. US President Barack Obama welcomed the nomination of a new Iraqi prime minister to replace controversial leader Nuri al-Maliki and voiced hope that a new Iraqi leadership would forge an "inclusive ...

Tit-for-tats and all that jazz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... markets just chose to ignore him and his tats for the 'West' tits. Speaking of tit for tats, Reuters reports that "Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev threatened on Tuesday to retaliate for the grounding of a subsidiary of national airline Aeroflot ...

Lonsec makes portfolio manager changes after review

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... for diversification. "Being solely focused on income return could lead to portfolio overexposure in certain sectors - a prime example of this is current investor concentration in bank stocks. This strategy increased sensitivity to a few factors, meaning ...

Prime Value Opportunities Fund added to BT Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
Boutique Australian equities manager, Prime Value Asset Management, has had its concentrated Prime Value Opportunities Fund accepted onto the BT Wrap platform. The Prime Value Opportunities Fund invests in a concentrated portfolio of equities. During ...

HIP Super's Ross Bernays launches new business

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... exposure or prominence warranted." Bernays departed HIP Super in March following the announcement that it would merge with Prime Super. Initially Bernays was going to stay on as chief investment officer, but this did not eventuate. Commenting on his ...

Labor questions Murray, calls for another inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... (FoFA) reforms over the next two weeks. Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson revealed yesterday that he has written a letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, asking him to cast Murray aside from the chairmanship of the inquiry. "He was the CEO of the Commonwealth ...