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Cautious bulls predict solid earnings season

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
Fund managers from Treasury Group's boutique portfolio have forecast a cautiously positive outlook for the upcoming earnings season. FrankVillante, chief investment officer of Celeste Funds Management, a small-cap Australian stock specialist, said he ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... impasse in Washington, now just three weeks before the country could be forced to into default. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 2.92 per cent from 3.02 per cent late Friday, while that on the 30-year bond fell to 4.21 per cent from 4.28 per ...

Carbon blast from the GST past

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... innovate, improvise and overcome. So will Australian households. So much ado for nothing I say. All this trouble for what the Treasury estimates would reduce a whopping 0.1% off the total global carbon emission forecast for 2020. At least we can tell ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... figures. On Monday in Australia, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases housing finance data for May. The Treasury's Modellers' Database which measures Australians' level of wealth, will be released by the ABS on Wednesday, Mr James said. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... fell in the wake of an increase of the key euro interest rate by the European Central Bank. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose to 3.15 per cent from 3.10 per cent late Wednesday, while that on the 30-year bond climbed to 4.37 per cent from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... also for June. The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) conducts a tender process to issue $500 million of Treasury Notes maturing on September 9 2011. In equities news, Virgin head Sir Richard Branson opens the Creating Climate Wealth Summit ...

Financial Planners want level playing field on commissions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... law to create a differentiation between advice givers. The Stockbrokers Association of Australia has reportedly asked Treasury to excuse them from being banned from accepting the fees on the grounds that it would hurt the ability of listed companies ...

Mann power strengthens Premium Investors board

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... Limited, said Mann would strengthen the board's composition. Premium Investors has a four-person board. Investment managers Treasury Group are contracted to manage the funds, but must report results to the board once per month. "Lindsay's experience ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... cent, to $1.26, after it agreed to acquire eight radio station licences from Smart Radio Network in Queensland. Shares in Treasury Wine Estate have fallen back after big gains on Monday on reports of a possible takeover bid from China. Treasury Wine ...

TPD insurance review closes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
Submissions have just closed on a Treasury inquiry into changing the tax deductibility arrangements for TPD insurance sold through super funds, a review that some funds believe could increase member insurance premiums. The rapid fire inquiry was called ...