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Uncle Ben to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... rates low until... perhaps, eternity. But the main issue is not the form or shape of the stimulus but whether or not Uncle Ben actually delivers. I think it will. While ex-US Treasury secretary Henry Paulson thinks that the European sovereign debt crisis ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street enjoyed a solid session on speculation the Federal Reserve will act to stimulate the US economy. At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 26 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
The Australian share market was lower at noon as investors looked beyond the positive election result in Greece to an upcoming meeting of the US central bank. It is hoped that the US Federal Reserve at a meeting on Wednesday will undertake new stimulus ...

Pool local govt infra projects to attract investors: E&Y

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
A study commissioned by the Commonwealth government into infrastructure financing has recommended the pooling of local council infrastructure project structures to make them more attractive to superannuation funds. The report by Ernst & Young suggests ...

ASIC issues short PDS guidance

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued guidance for issuers of superannuation products and simple managed investment schemes about how to comply with the shorter product disclosure statement regime. The shorter Products ...

More SMSF trustees go it alone

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
A desire for control and growing pressure on fees are the main reasons SMSF investors are relying less on advice, according to the latest Vanguard and Investment Trends Self-managed Super Fund Report. The use of advisers by the SMSF sector declined ...

Cost pressures spark Vanguard fee cuts

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
Vanguard has reduced management fees on seven wholesale investment products, in a response to the high level of marketplace price sensitivity. Robyn Laidlaw, Vanguard's head of product management said their scale made the price cut possible. "As a subsidiary ...

BRIC slows on Europe woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
No mas por fabor ! You're probably as tired sick of reading about Greece, Spain, QEs and changing rhetoric from the who's who of the G-20 as I am writing about them. Good thing equity markets in Australia and Asia were able to celebrate Greece's decision ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after a mixed performance on Wall Street as investors digest the results of the Greek election and focus turns to Spain's record borrowing costs. At 0755 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures ...

Business wary of PE: PwC

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
Businesses are wary of sourcing funding from private equity investors, according to research released today by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The report surveyed 1000 businesses with an annual turnover of between $10 million and $100 million. Of those businesses ...