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ASIC takes action against diamond trading scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... seeking small value loans of amounts from $500 to $2000 and were required to sign documents which would supposedly to purchase and sale diamonds in order to obtain a loan. ASIC alleges that the purchase and sale of diamonds was false, as there were no ...

TAL puts focus on super in latest offering

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
It's another trading day for the record books on Wall Street. And this despite last night's weak reports - existing home sales fell by 1.2% to a less than expected 5.1 million annualised rate in June and the Chicago Fed National Activity Index remained ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's reassurances on the tapering of US stimulus measures. In his testimony to Congress, Dr Bernanke said the Fed would likely scale back its $US85 billion-a-month ...

Clear as crystal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
It doesn't get any clearer than this! It's crystal! No more communications breakdown. No more failure to communicate. Big Ben Bernanke has delivered! While it's mostly a reiteration of the repeated message I've been telling you he's been telling us ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... could be wound up next year if economic growth remained steady as forecast. But Bernanke added that tapering the big bond-purchase program is "by no means" a "preset course". European markets switched gears with the testimony and at close, London's FTSE ...

CommInsure 'day one cover' available for CFS

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
CommInsure has introduced 'day one cover' as a service for Colonial First State (CFS) clients who purchase a Total Care Plan Super (TCPS) policy through the Superannuation Payment Method. The payment method uses rollover funds from the clients' CFS ...

Gold headed to $3k an ounce says ETF pioneer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
Gold may yet reach US$3000 an ounce, despite recent downward trends and a current level of around the US$1,200 mark, according to ETF Securities' Graham Tuckwell. Speaking at an event at the ASX marking 10 years since ETF Securities launched the world's ...

Adjusting for adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
After all the build up, the anticipation and the suspense, Wall Street had only a minute reaction to the FOMC minutes. The Dow was down a little and the S&P 500 up a bit for there was hardly anything new to inspire that animal spirit in you, I and Irene ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after mixed results on Wall Street following the release of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting minutes that signalled the central bank aims to unwind its stimulus measures earlier than thought. At 0820 ...