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SMSFs in share buying mood

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
A self-managed super fund survey has found trustees are buying or holding their shares with only 8% interested in selling, despite the current market conditions. The survey also found that fixed interest still dominates. The inaugural Australian SMSF ...

Super funds call for calm amid market fall

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
As misery spreads through global stock markets, Australian investors are reminded to wait patiently for a turnaround in fortunes to ensure they don't lock in their losses. The continued extreme volatility saw the Australian stock market fall to its ...

IMF says prepare to buy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
This might be it folks! The one we've all been waiting for - the catalyst, the contrarian indicator to end all contrarian indicators. It's all over the news. No, it's not the credit ratings agencies' - which seemed to have been trigger-happy these past ...

Waiting and hoping

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
Change is the only constant. Many of you gentle readers would have noticed the change in my stance these past few weeks - not overnight as reader Paul accuse - over the state of the global economy and financial markets. Let me explain why am not in ...

Super funds push for better hedge fund governance

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
Four major super funds have joined forces to create a set of principles on how hedge fund managers should operate and manage risk - a move designed to improve investor confidence and stimulate more mandates into the asset class. ARIA, Local Government ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
Australian shares were up more than 1.5 per cent by noon, but had shed some of their earlier gains as the initial enthusiasm of buyers waned. At the open the market bounced back from a weak close on Wednesday after a rally on European and US markets ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
Australian shares were slightly higher at noon but had shed some of their early gains, with investors awaiting firmer direction on the Greek debt crisis. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 6.5 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 4,079.2 while the broader ...

Find me that silver bullet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
"The top priority is to avoid an uncontrolled insolvency, because that wouldn't just hit Greece and the danger that it hits everyone, or at least a number of other countries, is very big. I have made my position very clear: that everything must be done ...

Not looking good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
Financial market waters are getting more treacherous by the day. The signs are all around us - macro-economic fundamentals are deteriorating, systemic risk is growing and technical indicators of risk assets are breaking down. I'd like to able to conjure ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
The Australian share market was higher at noon, extending gains from early trade after US President Barack Obama delivered a highly-anticipated speech on his plan to stimulate the US economy. The local bourse opened slightly higher on Friday, despite ...