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ASFA wants action on tax relief

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is heading to Canberra to lobby the Federal Government over capital gains tax relief, association chief Pauline Vamos told a packed Sydney luncheon yesterday. The organisation wants continued tax ...

Bulls take first quarter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... you were given a list of all the events that will happen in the first three months of 2011? What would you do if your crystal ball showed: Inflation will continue to rise. Even before the New Year worries over inflation percolated all around the world ...

Performance fees more popular: Morningstar

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
The lure of performance fees harks back to ancient Phoenician sea captains who kept a fifth of the profits from successful voyages, a piece of history invoked by Alfred Winslow Jones, inventor of hedge funds, when he took 20 per cent of the profits. ...

PE-Backed IPO exits top $10bn in 2011 YTD

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
Global private equity IPO exits hit $39 billion last year and is already $10 billion year to date 2011. Preqin, a research firm that specialises in the alternative investments sector, has just released a survey showing that there were 145 IPO exits ...

Me too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... economy's potential growth rate of between 3-3.5 per cent. Nothing to get your thongs in a tussle about! And even if the ANZ's crystal ball reading of no growth in the September quarter from the June quarter comes true, annual real GDP growth would only ...

Detox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
... cent in the black. Now try to get that sort of return in cash as he suggests. Roubini made the headlines again when his crystal ball told him on 20 June 2009 that the risk of a double-dip is growing. The S&P 500 rallied by more than 36 per cent at its ...

Australians all let us rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... 10 per cent. They have to go slow in trimming down their jobless forecasts lest the markets notice the cracks in their crystal balls. Now consensus is building that the unemployment rate has peaked. The jobless rate has only reached a top of 5.8 per ...

CalPERS champions placement agent reform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... Administration has directed staff to pursue legislation that would require stricter governance of placement agents. "It is crystal clear that we need stronger laws in California for placement agents to ensure full transparency and accountability," said ...

Rejoice for rates have risen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
... basis point increase bringing the cash rate to 5.0 per cent. Ouch! Makes for a good headline, doesn't it? But if the RBA's crystal ball is correct - growth in 2010 would be close to the long-term trend of 3.25 per cent - there is really not much to complain ...

Up, down and sideways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
... This is two per cent above its central Aussie forecast. But have no fear, this has already been factored into ABARE's crystal ball. "... there is a distinct possibility the Australian dollar could remain at its current level ($US0.86) or even appreciate ...