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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... massive dividend plan and share buyback plan and UPS's takeover deal for TNT. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets have lost ground as investors paused for breath, following last week's gains that were rooted in optimism over the global economic outlook ...

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 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
The Australian share market has opened slightly lower as resources stocks lost ground due to a fall in commodity prices. Offshore equity markets failed to provide a lead for local investors, with Wall Street hardly moving after its biggest gain for ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... National Australia Bank leading the big four banks higher, gaining 36 cents, or 1.56 per cent, to $23.43. Most retailers lost ground, with department store owner Myer Holdings falling 7.5 cents, or 3.35 per cent, to $2.165, and its rival David Jones ...

Super contributions break through $1 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... hearts and minds of retirees, and how well retail will be defending this space while on their other flank holding their ground against the ever popular Self-Managed Super Fund segment. But in a retirement development that will be welcome by all market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... tech-rich Nasdaq Composite gained 2.41 (0.08 per cent) to 2,966.16. After losing 100 points at the opening, the Dow clawed back ground to hit 13,027 in late afternoon trade after a bit of profit taking. The last time the Dow closed above 13,000 was May ...

CommInsure secures Tasmanian public sector fund mandate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
Tasmania's public sector super fund, Retirement Benefits Fund, has appointed CommInsure as its external group insurance provider. Since mid-January, 62,000 members of the fund's Tasmanian Accumulation Scheme (TAS) have been transitioned to the CBA-owned ...

Problem solved, not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... doesn't trust his Greek friends - L-A-W law or not - he wants the EU to have an "enhanced and permanent presence on the ground" to readily monitor and check Greece's compliance. Likewise, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) reports that, "There will be measures ...

AustralianSuper creates Asian footprint

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
In a bid to increase its Asian asset allocation and on-the-ground expertise, AustralianSuper has appointed Stephen Joske to the newly-created role of senior manager, Asia, where he will oversee investment strategy. In this Beijing-based role, Joske ...

Managed funds have a place in SMSFs: Select

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
Managed funds have been losing ground to low-cost options, said one asset manager, leaving the sector with the difficult task of convincing investors looking for absolute return, that funds are a good idea. Speaking at the Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' ...