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Political punch trading greatest risk to US economy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... continues to surprise on the upside, said Zwi in an article for MyClime. The next four years will almost certainly show far stronger growth than the last. The major problem facing the President-elect is just how to tackle the $1.1 trillion federal budget ...

Westpac calm in face of storm

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... just emerging from a period of consolidation. Jobs have been cut and efficiencies made but the balance sheet looks much stronger as a result. While NAB faces years carrying the can for its ailing UK business and ANZ chief executive Mike Smith bemoans ...

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell following stronger-than-expected jobs figures and as caution grew ahead of the presidential election. At 0700 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was down ...

Market wrap Early AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... receives the next 31.2 billion euros ($A39.3 billion) in rescue funding. HONG KONG - Asian stock markets were mixed, with stronger Chinese manufacturing data providing support as Tokyo's rise is stunted by a huge slump in electronics giant Panasonic. ...

SMSF members still happiest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... market share and the rapid expansion of the SMSF sector, satisfaction with financial performance will become an even stronger factor for disgruntled fund members. While there is such high level of satisfaction among SMSF members, Rainmaker noted, however ...

Bank dividends under threat

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... of possible regulatory risk from more than just the Basel III capital requirements. "When corporate balance sheets are stronger than government balance sheets then you can expect additional levies to be mounted," he explained. "We saw that in Europe ...

Importance of company culture overlooked

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... difference between a group of people who are happy to working together and a team that has a shared mission," she said. "The stronger it is, the longer it will be able to last and it something that cannot be bought." Payne says that it is crucial that ...

AMP net cash flows surge in Q3

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... up 26% on 30 June 2012. "Net cashflows more than doubled to $644 million, up from $242 million in Q3 11, mainly due to stronger cash inflows, in part from the increased take-up of North by AMP's aligned planner network," AMP said. AMP Flexible Super ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... Sentiment was "supported by some data from the US equity and economic fronts. Dow member Procter & Gamble Co reported stronger-than-expected earnings despite a decline in revenues," Charles Schwab & Co analysts said. LONDON - European stock markets posted ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... Holdings, Treasury Wine Estates and Ansell hold annual general meetings. In Australia, the market on Friday closed slightly stronger at a fresh 15-month high. At the close of trade, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 11.7 points, or 0.26 per cent ...