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Giving thanks to thanksgiving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
Perhaps it's the drunken reverie that comes after stuffing too much stuffed turkey laced with cranberry sauce and downed with a bottle (or four) of cold Budweisers that turned Wall Street's mood into one of optimism last week. The S&P 500 index ended ...

Urbanisation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
They can put any spin on it they want but you know, and I know, and even your uncle's dog knows that 'twas just another ordinary day on equity markets overnight. Wall Street and Europe closed higher 'supposedly' because the Israelis and the Palestinians ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
The Australian share market has opened flat with investors appearing cautious due to negative leads out of Europe and the US. At 1040 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.3 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 4,351.5, while the broader All ...

Adviser retraining delivers in spades: BT

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
A mentoring and retraining programme that's been rolled out to half the 450 financial advisers within the BT-owned dealer group, Securitor has already delivered a significant revenue (fees-based) boost after one year. Dubbed 'taking back control', Matt ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
The Australian market was flat at midday as fears about the US fiscal cliff kept trading volumes low. At 1200 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 2.524 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 4,459.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Political punch trading greatest risk to US economy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
Whatever the outcome of the US presidential election, the new leader must avoid being embroiled in political points scoring and instead focus on cementing the global recovery, according to Clime's Paul Zwi. As we wait for the votes to be counted Zwi ...

Triple bypass needed to resurrect NAB's UK business

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
It could take years before NAB's 'worthless' UK banking business is restored to anything approaching a reasonable sale price. That is according to Elio D'Amato, chief executive of stock market solutions provider Lincoln Indicators. The underperformance ...

Huge opportunity is higher risk recovery stocks: Southeastern

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
A flight to safety brought about ongoing investor uncertainty in the wake of the GFC means that a wealth of well managed, competitively entrenched and soundly financed companies can be bought at a significant discount to their intrinsic value, according ...

Push... pussshh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012

CGT relief passes House of Reps

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
Capital gains tax relief has been welcomed by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), after the Bill passed through the House of Representatives yesterday. The Bill extends the relief on capital loss rollovers to 1 July 2017 to coincide ...