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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set for a fairly flat open to the week after a weak lead from Wall Street on Friday. The June share price index futures contract was up two points at 5,749. On Friday, the S&P 500 in the US edged higher to a new record in ...

ASIC seeks more bans in SMSF advice crackdown

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... regulator has provided submissions to the Federal Court, specifically mentioning property developer Craig Gore and associated Gold Coast businesses ActiveSuper and Royale Capital. Gore and his wife, Marina, along with ActiveSuper and Royale Capital owners ...

Goldman ordered to pay $100m to NAB

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
Goldman Sachs has been ordered to pay US$80 million, plus around US$20 million in interest, to National Australia Bank for breaking rules related to the sale of mortgage-linked securities before the financial crisis. The US Financial Industry Regulatory ...

Citi builds pension team

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
Citi has appointed a new vice president for its transition and pension services team. Stuart Zanchi has held positions at JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs Asset Management and most recently at NSW Treasury Corporation. At Citi, he will manage multi-asset class ...

Budget for uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
Yes! This was my jubilant exclamation as I watched the S&P/ASX 200 index started climbing from the get go yesterday. Yup, I expected as much given the good news on or before "Mother's Day" - goldilocks US employment report, clam in the bond markets ...

Dear mom, all's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
Happy Mother's Day! Mothers everywhere must still be bathing in the afterglow of the public (and private) displays of affection showered upon them over the one day of the year especially dedicated to mommies. Mama Mia! The sharp rebound in financial ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street on Friday. The June share price index futures contract was up 43 points at 5,645. Wall Street stocks surged more than one per cent on Friday after new data showed that the ...

Goldman Sachs bond fund recommended by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
The Goldman Sachs Global Strategic Bond Fund has been awarded a 'Recommended' rating by Lonsec Research in its first review. The unconstrained bond fund has the flexibility to take a more dynamic approach than traditional fixed income funds by allowing ...

Falling cash rate puts gold in 'sweet spot'

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
Global demand for physical gold has jumped on the back of data that shows returns have exceeded 20% per annum when real interest rates have fallen below 2%. "Low interest rate environments like the one Australia is experiencing are typically the sweet ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... major miners were mixed with gains in iron ore, copper, oil and gas prices overnight and falls in precious metals, including gold. Diversified miner BHP Billiton was down 51 cents to $32.84 while Rio Tinto added one cent to $59.91 and Fortescue Metals ...