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The virtuous cycle is back in play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
Who's afraid of sequestration? Not Wall Street it seems. The US$85 billion in spending cuts known as 'sequestration' came into effect last Friday, the 1st of March. Yes, that one. That unkind cut that the IMF predicts will shave half a percent to its ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower despite Wall Street reaching a five-year high as it shrugged off the risks to the world's largest economy of impending federal spending cuts and bid up equities At 0630 AEDT on Monday, the March ...

Falling gold price a buying opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
A sliding gold price in the wake of renewed market optimism could present an attractive entry point for investors who are still mindful of the risks that threaten the global recovery, according to ETF Securities Australia and New Zealand head Danny ...

Guardian Advice unveils mentoring and equity partnership program

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
Boutique advice network Guardian Advice seeks to attract young advisers and help them start their professional career through a mentoring program and an equity partnership that will be announced within the next eight weeks. Guardian advisers' average ...

Brazilian CB might need to stop shaving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
Phew! We got passed that air pocket so easily, didn't we now? Equities are once again flying high. Never mind the still inconclusive Italian elections because judging from last night's Italian bond auction, financial markets aren't really that scared. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a strong showing on Wall Street and European bourses rebounded on better-than-expected bond auctions in Italy. At 0830 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up 41 points ...

ASIC speeds up misconduct probe

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)'s latest report on the supervision of markets and participants shows that the regulator has significantly reduced the time it takes to start investigations of suspicious market conduct. Of ...

Valuation drop for WHK if merger falls through: Macquarie

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
WHK Group investors run the risk of seeing their shares fall by as much as 13% if the proposed merger with SFG doesn't go ahead, according to analyst research. On Monday SFG Australia said that it had presented WHK Group's board with a non-biding proposal ...

CFS wins retail fund of the year award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
Colonial First State (CFS) has been named Retail Superannuation Fund of the Year at research house Roy Morgan's 2012 Customer Satisfaction Awards. The win follows a successful year for CFS. It was awarded Best Fund Manager and ranked number one by advisers ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a positive performance on Wall Street buoyed by upbeat earnings results and after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said US economic growth had rebounded from the fourth quarter. At 0901 AEDT ...