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Intrafund advice a sticking point for Stronger Super group

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... contentious issue of intra-fund advice, a source present at the meetings has said. The 15-member group could not reach common ground as to what constituted financial advice that should be paid for by a member and where the line should be drawn to prevent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... slashed its estimate for first-quarter GDP growth from 1.9 per cent to just 0.4 per cent. Stock markets later made up some ground but remained depressed as investors worried about the looming threat of a default by the US government or a downgrade of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... cents, or 1.72 per cent, to $42.26, and Rio Tinto fell $1.24, or 1.5 per cent, to $81.35. Banks and financial stocks lost ground, with the big four banks led lower by Westpac, which fell 28 cents, or 1.33 per cent, to $20.74. Telstra was one of the few ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... inflation data released had weakened the market by pushing the Australian dollar higher. The Australian dollar broke new ground above 110 US cents after the release of the inflation figures, which showed the consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.9 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... On Tuesday, Australian stocks closed firmer despite the debt impasse in the United States, and made up some of the lost ground from Monday's sell-off. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 42.9 points, or 0.95 per cent, to 4,573.3, while the broader All ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... covering workers in its Pilbara operations was invalid. Rio Tinto was up 69 cents at $82.75. Energy stocks also had gained ground. Oil Search Ltd shares were up 18 cents, or 2.67 per cent, at $6.91, after it announced second quarter operating revenue ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... Lumpur added 0.45 per cent, and Mumbai slipped 0.81 per cent. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket clawed back more ground, climbing sharply soon after it opened and retaining about half the gains seen in during an early afternoon spike. The benchmark ...

Consultant warns super funds on alternative rush

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... Institutional investors are in danger of allocating too much capital to alternatives, with "genuine assets" thin on the ground and often overpriced, according to investment consultant Chris Condon. A recent study by Towers Watson showed that allocations ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... per cent, at $42.79. "That's generally the case when a company makes an acquisition, the purchaser generally loses some ground," Mr Peacock said. "It is $15 billion they are outlaying, so there's always some trepidation around deals of that size." Rival ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... bounce after its pullback associated with the News of the World scandal," Mr Muller said. The media giant made up some ground after days of significant losses, up 58 cents, or 3.93 per cent, at $15.32. Its non-voting stock was up 55 cents, or 3.86 per ...