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The sky is falling downunder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
Are we there yet? Have we reached the "others are fearful" point, where good ol' Warren Buffett advises us to buy? It's very much looking that way for Australia. The scaremongers are coming out one-by-one scaremongering the bejeesus out of every bloke ...

Aust shares edge higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... group into separate companies. In materials, BHP Billiton was two cents weaker at $33.07 and Rio Tinto was flat at $53.20. Gold miner Newcrest Mining's week started as horribly as last week ended, with the stock down 33 cents, or 2.7 per cent, at $12.02. ...

Aussie shares weaken ahead of long weekend

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... on Monday," he told AAP. "There's why there's going to be a bit of hesitation leading into that long weekend." Meanwhile, gold miner Newcrest is closing its Brisbane office and slashing costs by 20 per cent in response to the biggest drop in the price ...

Credit Suisse launches SIV portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... Credit Suisse platform, capable of holding all tradable currencies including the Renminbi, Hong Kong dollar, U.S. dollar and gold," Tan said. According to the estimate from the Credit Suisse Research Institute, the number of global millionaires could ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... market took its cues from Wall Street, where US stocks slid about half a per cent and falls in key commodities such as oil and gold. Market players also seemed still disappointed that the Reserve Bank of Australia left the cash rate at 2.75 per cent. ...

Martin Currie expand Asian Equities team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
Martin Currie has appointed Damian Taylor as investment manager in the Asian Equities team. Taylor has worked in the industry for 13 years. He began his career at Goldman Sachs, and has since worked at Morgan Stanley equity business Boundary Capital. ...

Government to hold public forums on Super Charter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
The Federal Minister for Superannuation Bill Shorten has encouraged interested parties to attend a public forum on the future Charter of Superannuation Adequacy and Sustainability. The Gillard government announced its intention to create the Super Charter ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... PMI, which doesn't come out until tomorrow," Mr Walker said. "The market is pretty flat ahead of economic data tomorrow." Gold was the best performing sector at noon, due to strong rises in the price of the precious metal. Newcrest shares were up 13 ...

Former boutique firm analyst pleads guilty to insider trading

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... against Jonathan Jin Yi Ang, 25, of St Leonards, NSW, relates to inside information concerning the acquisition of Norton Gold Fields Limited (Norton) by Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd (Zijin) that was announced on the ASX on 29 March 2012. ASIC alleges that ...

Gold as an "insurance" against inflation: Lazard

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
Gold can be a good "insurance policy" against inflation as global central banks are following a policy of quantitative easing (QE) that could devalue the money, according to Lazard. Lazard portfolio manager of Global Thematic Equity Nicholas Bratt expressed ...