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Global cooling on carbon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
If you think gold's recent swan dive was unnerving, spare a thought for those who bought carbon credits - that's where the climate change has really happened. Gold has recouped some of its losses over the past two trading sessions, but it remains 26.9% ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
The Australian stock market looks set to open lower after a negative finish on Wall Street and slumping commodities prices. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was 33 points lower at 4,969 points, with 4,430 contracts ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
The Australian stock market looks set to open firmer after a positive finish on Wall Street and a rebound in commodities prices. At 0756 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was 33 points firmer at 4,979 points, with 4,602 ...

No problemo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
Thanks to all you panic-sellers out there, for without you guys there won't be any dips to buy. And so it goes, Virginia. A momentary bout of selling once more met with dip-buyers. The S&P 500's recoup some of its 2.3% loss the previous day, up 1.4% ...

Fool's gold?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
It's official folks...we now have a bear market -- a bear market in gold, that is. The yellow metal no longer shines Virginia. Gold's spot price closed at US$1484.07 an ounce. That's a 21.8% drop from its all-time closing high of US$1898.25 per ounce ...

Wills are not enough for SMSF legacy

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... there is the risk that the other, who might have been doing things fairly before, doesn't behave the same way. You can't predict what will happen because personalities often change when there is this amount of money involved." How to plan an SMSF legacy ...

All APRA funds to offer SMSF-style choice

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
All Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) regulated superannuation funds will offer direct investment options for members within five years, according to former Minister for Superannuation Nick Sherry. The retired politician anticipated ...

Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
An ill wind blew over this land girth by sea yesterday. Recall the 71,500 workers that found work in February - yes, that one...the one that's the biggest one month job gain since July 2000, the one that came in more than seven times market expectations ...

Interest rate to fall to 2.5%: NAB

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
The Reserve Bank will slash the base rate by 50 basis points in two cuts before the end of 2013 the National Australia Bank (NAB) has predicted. NAB group chief economist Alan Oster told the NAB annual private wealth conference in Sydney today that ...

Kim playing Duke Nukem is the bigger worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
Oh-em-gee! That slowly revving engine of the world economy is running out of puff. Woe is us, we're in trouble now. Wall Street's down big time - the Dow's down by 0.8% and the S&P 500 slid by 1.1% -- along with Europe (Euro Stoxx 50 off 1.5% at the ...