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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher despite a drop in US markets overnight. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the local bourse was supported by stocks that offered good yields, such as the banks, after National Australia Bank ...

UK advice giant deVere enters Australia

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
One of the world's largest independent financial advisory organisations, deVere Group, is set to launch in Australia targeting British expats. The UK-based firm has more than 70 offices globally, services more than 80,000 and has more than US$10 billion ...

Mercer unveils longevity insurance product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
Mercer has unveiled its much-anticipated longevity insurance solution, which it has called a 'world-first' and a 'retirement game changer'. Dubbed 'Mercer Lifetime Plus', the product behaves like a lifetime annuity, creating a 'pool of lives' and paying ...

BetaShares' UMAX receives recommended rating

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
BetaShares' recently launched S&P 500 Yield Maximiser Fund (UMAX) has been awarded a 'Recommended' rating from Lonsec. The fund provides investors with exposure to the stocks comprising the benchmark US Index, the S&P 500 Index, while providing regular ...

QEnd is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
QE is dead! Long live QE! Well that went well, didn't it Virginia? The death of QE3 caused little stir in the financial markets - the S&P 500 index lost a teenie-weenie 0.1%; yields on 10-year US Treasuries increased by a small 0.02 percentage point ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following falls on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve confirmed it would end its asset-buying program. At 0808 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up two points at 5,431. ...

Suncorp completes insurance review after breaches

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
Suncorp has finalised an independent review and remediation of compliance systems across its life and general insurance businesses. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) requested the remediation program in June 2013 after it received ...

ASX IT upgrade to boost productivity 80pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
The ASX has completed a major back office IT upgrade that it expects will boost systems productivity by up to 80%. The upgrade involved redesigning its systems architecture for corporate actions management, improving Straight Through Processing (STP) ...

ECB QE go riding on Fed QE stop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
It's a wrap! QE is. Looking at Wall Street's performance overnight - the Dow and the S&P 500 up more than 1.0%, the Nasdaq up nearly 2.0% (rounded) and the Russell 2000 up nearly 3.0% (rounded) - the men and women at the Fed must be patting each other's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after strong performances on Wall Street as US company quarterly results began flowing in and investors awaited a key meeting of the Federal Reserve. At 0645 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price ...