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Gold headed to $3k an ounce says ETF pioneer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... and the value of currency." He said it could reach US$3000 an ounce within a "relatively short time frame." The US$3000 figure is wildly above most forecasts, which are mostly flat at the current level. However, UBS global commodity analyst Tom Price ...

ACFS flummoxed by SMSF cash trend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
The authors of a new report by the Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) are bemused as to why self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investors heavily favour cash over fixed-interest products. The paper, entitled 'The Future Demand and Supply ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
The Australian market has opened higher after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 surged to record highs overnight. The local market continued to rally on Friday morning after three days of gains, opening around half a per cent higher. This ...

Coalition signals super policy changes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
The coalition has signalled that if it wins the 2013 federal election it will institute major reforms regarding how super funds appoint trustees while expecting funds to speed up how they pass on scale fee benefits. Paul Fletcher the federal member ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 vaulted to new records following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's pledge to maintain the central bank's easy-money policy for the foreseeable future. ...

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 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street and European bourses as investors took a new look at upbeat US jobs data and looked forward to the kickoff America's earnings season. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the September ...

Terminally ill woman questions superannuation early release laws

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... changed to make it easier to access your super in times of hardship. Only 4% said the current law was acceptable. But this figure may demonstrate a lack of long-term thinking among members. "Of course, in certain circumstances, early release of super ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
The Australian share market is starting the week flat, as weakness in commodity prices and mining stocks offsets gains in other sectors. US stocks rose about one per cent after better-than-expected labour force data on Friday showed more jobs were created ...

Financial planners opt for software homogeneity

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
The financial planning software market is looking more and more like a one-horse race, according to research by Investment Trends. In its May 2013 Planner Technology Report, Investment Trends found that IRESS's platform XPLAN has increased its market ...