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ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said. "The ASX 200 will be swimming against the tide of dividend losses that will strip around 20 points from the index this morning," Mr Spooner said. "The biggest dividend impact will come from ANZ and NAB which ...

Super squabble beyond the joke: Taxpayers Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... fees in superannuation and boost member returns by opening up the default superannuation market to competition. "I want to strip away the debate and show the Fair Work Commission default superannuation process for what it really is - a distribution channel ...

ISA proposes new restrictions on retail super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... superannuation that allows only unions and employer organisations to determine which funds are selected for awards. "When you strip away the rhetoric, the industry funds are simply protecting their conflicted and closed shop model," he said.

Mortgage Choice booms, invests in planners

AAP AND ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
A strong housing market has helped home lender Mortgage Choice deliver its best financial results ever with a record number of loan settlements. The lender's net profit rose 5.8% to $19.8 million in the year to June 30, up from $18.7 million in the ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... to $15.85 after announcing a fresh bid to enter the Las Vegas casino market through the purchase of a site on the famous Strip. The big four banks and the major miners were all down, while consumer staples and the property stocks bucked the trend to ...

Waiting for the ECB to exhale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... alcohol and tobacco - and the song remains the same. Core consumer price inflation slowed to 0.7% in May from 1.0% in April. Strip out only energy prices and still inflation's down to an annual rate of 0.6% last month from 0.9% in April. If this isn't ...

Mmm bargains, hmm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
Wall Street bounces as bargain hunters pounce. I could stop right here, thank you very much but, alas, I have a number of words quota to fill so here we go. Yes Virginia, Wall Street clawed back some of the previous day's losses - the S&P 500 up 0.8% ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street with traders nervous amid relentless partisan squabbling over a US budget bill to avert a partial US government shutdown. At 0759 AEST on Monday, the September share price ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street gained following some solid economic data. At 0812 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,314. Wall Street's gains came on the heels of ...

SSgA launches hedged international equities ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched an international equities exchange traded fund (ETF) for Australian investors. The SPDR S&P World ex-Australia (Hedged) Fund will be hedged back into Australian dollars and begins trading on 9 July. Since ...