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Goldilocks Budget 2009

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
Most Australians by now would be suffering from Budget diarrhea. For there is no escape...everywhere you turn, it's Budget 2009 - the second for the Rudd Government and the first in contemporary Australian history of a tough one. Those were the days. ...

Tonight's the night

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
It's Budget lock-up day tonight in Canberra. The day when the who's who of the Australian economics and the reporting world are held incommunicado for six hours until the grand unveiling of the Government's plan for the future. The official rationale ...

Australian equities need more PR

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
Listed Australian companies can do more to convince overseas fund managers and pension funds to invest in the local market, with some prospective investors complaining of inadequate company websites and substandard investor relations. Local fund managers ...

James Hardie a case study on governance

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
Yesterday's civil proceedings against seven former non-executive directors and three former executives of James Hardie is a "landmark decision" in Australian corporate governance, said ASIC. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...

UBS cuts business and jobs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
Swiss bank UBS has flagged a $2 billion loss in the first quarter of this year amid more than 8,000 jobs cuts across the bank's business divisions. Oswald GrA1/4bel, UBS Group chief executive, said at an annual general meeting (AGM), the group is estimated ...

RARE quality found in infrastructure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
With billions of dollars in GFC stimulus money about to pour into infrastructure projects around the world, knowing how to find the best investment opportunities is crucial. Matt Dell, head of retail distribution for global listed infrastructure manager ...

SPAA reloads for 2009

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
This year the Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) will get more involved in parliamentary inquiries, add more staff to provide a better service to members and change its advertising campaign. Speaking yesterday at ...

Super assets lose $25bn

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
... billion, and industry funds by 0.2 per cent to $197.0 billion. APRA's data now also shows a 10-year trend of return on assets (ROA) and key financial performance items by fund type. ROA represents the net earnings of superannuation assets towards funding ...

Three firms wound up by ASIC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
The Supreme Court of New South Wales has wound up three companies promoted by Online Super Pty Ltd (Online Super) following an application by ASIC. ASIC brought its application following an investigation which raised concerns that Mt Whitsunday Pty ...

GFC in a fortnight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
The events of the past two weeks provided a microcosm of the on-going global financial crisis. The past 14 days capture the drama cum horror story that is being played out all around the world over the course of nearly two years. Fresh US data released ...