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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... gross domestic product for the March quarter. Meanwhile, the Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index (PSI) for May is due out. In equities news, there's a briefing in Sydney on the News Corp split. In Australia ...

RBA decisions decisions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... by a less than expected 0.2% in April; consumer confidence fell at its fastest rate in 17 months in May; the AiG Performance of Manufacturing Index contracted for 23rd straight month in May; ANZ job ads fell by 2.4% in May - the third straight month ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... May is to be released, as is the ANZ job advertisements series for May. Also out is the Australian Industry Group performance of manufacturing index for May and the latest Dun & Bradstreet business expectations survey. The local market closed flat on ...

March sees moderate growth in super contributions

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... March. "The substantial increase in discretionary fund flows in the March quarter can be attributed to the strong performance of the equities market and positive reports of returns from superannuation funds," FSC chief economist James Bond said. Bond ...

Super funds need low volatility shares for pension portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... have those characteristic, such as the miners. Many managers hold those companies because they want to track the performance of the index," Tagliaferro explained. The boutique's flagship Australian Share Fund lists dividend favourites Westpac, Commonwealth ...

Millinium wins top Morningstar ratings

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
Brisbane-based fund manager Millinium Capital Managers has been awarded two 5-Star Ratings from Morningstar in its first year of ratings eligibility. Millinium's Multi-Strategy Income Option and Dividend Income Mandate received the top award from the ...

Breaking the bad in the eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... It seemed oh so long ago, doesn't it? It appears just a distant memory especially when you look at the current performance of the Europe Stoxx 600 index. As at the close of trading last night, the benchmark index has risen back up to its highest level ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... where stocks posted fresh highs over the weekend. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the strong performance of offshore markets - major Europe bourses also chalked up healthy gains - supported the morning rally in the absence of any ...

Advice proposition props up mortgage broker market share

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... through the $100 billion barrier of home loans written for the full 2013 calendar year. Naylor attributed the strong performance of the sector to efforts by the mortgage broking community to refine their value proposition to be more relationship focused. ...

Investors need income rethink after RBA rate cut

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... points to a record low of 2.75% in the wake of rising unemployment, a high Australian dollar and concerns over the performance of the economy. "In the short-term the cut is positive for the bond market but it does raise concerns about investors' income ...