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Super needs to forget about politics

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... have more than a million dollars in superannuation" and reminded that "most of AustralianSuper members would crawl over broken glass to have this money; most of Australians don't have anything like a million dollars." Silk said that the superannuation ...

The Celtic Tiger gets back its roar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
It's beginning to sound like a broken record ever since the Dow broke its 2007 record on the 5th of March 2013...and talks about the Dow are yet to stop - whether it'll continue heading higher, consolidate or reverse at some point. Guilty, your honour! ...

Refresher pause?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... feeling but I feel that the S&P 500 index is being quite a tease the past few days. While the Dow just went and did it - broken its record - the S&P 500 continues in flirt mode, heading towards it but not really getting there. Oh well, it could be that ...

The happening

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... current index membership." While the headlines centred on the Dow's break last week, the Russell 200 index had quietly broken above its 13 July 2007 all-time high even before that - it broke above it on the first day of trading this year (2 January 2013) ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... Senate, meaning a coalition would be necessary, only to finish the day up 0.73 per cent to 16,352 points. The euro had broken $US1.33 on the prospects of a clear win by the centre-left in Italy, but then fell back to $US1.3197. That was still up marginally ...

Broken 'contribs law' needs fixing: SPAA

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
The rules that limit how much money people can put into their superannuation fund are not working and need to be changed, an industry expert said yesterday. Speaking at SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia's ( SPAA) conference in Melbourne ...

All Ords at 5000 overvalued but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... -- Beer Barrel Polka by Vejvoda and IngriA! Roll out the barrel cause the All Ords' on a run. Roll out the barrel, it's broken five thousand! It's got a feel good factor in it, 'ey? The All Ordinaries Index has broken above the psychological round number ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
The Australian share market has briefly broken through the 5,000 point mark as a better than expected profit by Commonwealth Bank boosts sentiment. At 1030 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 39.8 points, or 0.8 per cent, at 4,998.8 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
The Australian share market has broken back through the 4,400 point mark following a rise on Wall Street. At 1021 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 31.4 points, or 0.72 per cent, at 4,422.1 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Importance of company culture overlooked

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... can contribute dramatically to your team's motivation and emotional investment in the firm. Likewise, micro-management, broken promises and too much focus on the bottom line can kill a positive culture, lead to high turnover of staff and hurt client ...