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Count goes "social" in hunt for accountancy business

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... of social media to communicate with clients, including video. "One third of clients open client emails, which is a little above average. But more than 50% open them when there is a video," told the over 200 delegates. Count Financial is owned by Commonwealth ...

Limbo of uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... that "We've got a perfect storm at the moment," and its chief economist Alan Oster predicting the unemployment rate to rise above 6% by the end of the year. And sure enough, Mr. Oster is looking right on the money. The Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... trouble for Boeing's Dreamliner aircraft. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.38 (0.02 per cent) to 15,464.30, nudging above Thursday's record. The S&P 500 also rose to a new record, adding 5.17 (0.31 per cent) at 1,680.19, while the tech-rich Nasdaq ...

Gold headed to $3k an ounce says ETF pioneer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... 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 said these flat ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... maintain the Fed's easy-money policy for the foreseeable future. The Dow surged 169.26 (1.11 per cent) to 15,460.92, well above the previous high of 15,409.39 on May 28. The S&P 500 gained 22.40 (1.36 per cent) to 1,675.02, up from it prior record of ...

LGS takes stand on Bangladesh, gains MySuper licence

ALEX DUNNIN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... rights issues are not addressed, including a volatile supply chain, legal issues over failing to meet minimum standards, and above all damage to reputation. "Nike is a great example of this," Hartnett said. Since the 1990s, he said Nike has developed ...

REST thanks overseas equities for high returns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... investment option for the past financial year. REST's Core Strategy option saw returns of 18.42%, almost three percentage points above those of fellow behemoth AustralianSuper's most popular option. The REST Pension Core Strategy also saw significant ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... per cent) to 3479.38. The gains came after the Labor Department reported the US economy added 195,000 jobs in June, well above the consensus estimate of 166,000 jobs. The report reinforced expectations the Federal Reserve would soon begin tapering its ...

Ghosts? What ghosts?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... to 49.8 in June from 50.9 in May. The ghost of the European sovereign debt crisis. Portuguese 10-year bond yields soared above 8% and its stock market dropped by 5.3% on the back of renewed political instability in the country sparked by the resignation ...

Gonski urges Australia to look long-term

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... liabilities in recognition of the funding problems posed by an ageing population. The fund's stated return target is 4.5%-5.5% above the Australian rate of inflation and it is prescribed that there be no withdrawals from the fund until at least 2020. ...