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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... help investor confidence. "We had some good news out of Europe, definitely that's helped a little bit but it wasn't good enough," he said. "It's a step in the right direction but I think everyone's a little bit frustrated with the snail pace (at which ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... Wednesday. Also on Thursday, international auditors resumed talks in Greece to decide whether the government in Athens was doing enough to merit more financial aid amid mounting social tension over the government's austerity measures. HONG KONG - Asian ...

Legal threats loom over poor SMSF advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... Services Forum, a gathering of technical services managers and specialists, Batten warned that many advisers were not familiar enough with trust deeds or governing rules on SMSFs, such as the regulations on forfeiture clauses, insurances and CGT-related ...

Super survey reveals need for intrafund advice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... no idea what their current account balance was. Only one in four of all members said they were confident they would have enough savings to last the whole of their retirement. "The challenge for funds such as Energy Super is to better engage with members ...

Psychological asset classes run investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... have the debt of the US government." Swanson said that if there is another recession then the US government would not have enough tax money to pay off its debt, leaving investors in the cold. "In effect they are chasing an asset and paying more for it ...

Super funds need to guide members: Investment Trends

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... is needed. "Continued low returns are now having a real financial impact, so just keeping clients informed is no longer enough. Super fund members now want someone to tell them 'what do I do next?" said Mark Johnston, principal, Investment Trends. Members ...

Trouble building in the housing market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... disconnect between people naively hoping for price reductions and everybody else complaining we aren't building them fast enough. The latest expert entering the fray with dire warnings is Reserve Bank governor and the nation's de facto chief economist ...

It's official, Rudd saved Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... contributed 0.3 percentage points - three times as much as mining." Mineral exports to China were still important, but were not enough to offset a broader slump in commodity exports at the time. But this has a flipside too. If it wasn't for the mining ...

IMF just as baffled as we are

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... countries." But what do developed countries do when their balance sheets are painted red and their economies aren't growing fast enough to generate the much needed tax revenue to help pay down this debt? Lagarde isn't sure either. "So there are no easy ...

Manufacturing's Gerry Harvey moment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... economy where productivity growth is the first and last defence against falling national living standards, this should be enough to trigger a political storm akin to a national (economic) security crisis. Against this backdrop, calls to protect uncompetitive ...