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It's all in the spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... just simply have a death wish? Bloomberg reports that, "Demand for the 10-year Spanish debt at today's auction was 2.42 times the amount sold, compared with 2.17 at the Jan. 19 sale...". And for the French auction, "Total demand for the bonds was 2.6 ...

Missing the forest for the daily grind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... daily ups and downs and ups... and downs in the financial markets. Sometimes you win and you're exulted as a genius, other times you lose and all that's missing is a big L sign tattooed on your forehead. The development of the computer chip and the advent ...

Negative gearing property distortions here to stay

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... economist in Australia for the Bank of America and long time observer of the housing market in Australia, has said numerous times that the broader problem is government policy initiatives in the housing market have just ended up boosting demand rather ...

In it to win it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... overnight, more than the government's targeted a,-3 billion. And, according to Bloomberg, "Demand for the 12-month bills was 2.9 times the amount sold, compared with 2.14 times last month. Demand for the longer maturity notes rose to 3.77 times from ...

ACT super account takes $450m GFC hit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... several around the world that were the inspiration behind the aptly named Future Fund. The shortfall, reported by the Canberra Times, follows release of the territory's mid year MYFEO statement. While the accounting losses are significant they proportionally ...

Budget tightening to hit IMR

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... report was originally commissioned, the revenue constraints might not have been as important as they have become in recent times. As know [sic] doubt you would be aware, the volume and number of measures that relate to tax expenditures is much more closely ...

Bring it on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... red alert and the law of self-preservation says that they will do something, anything - just as they did in the past many times over. Of course, it's better to have organic growth than one reliant on constant tending but either way equity markets have ...

Alphington wins corporate super mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... long term needs coupled with a robust business model are best placed to help their clients through financially challenging times. "This service ethos coupled with strong broad experience across the corporate and affluent client base was a significant ...

ASIC strikes against currency trader

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... (SOAs), did not retain records as required, failed to give clients information about his remuneration and benefits, and at times falsified documents relating to products provided to clients. Since 2004, Hassell has been an authorised representative at ...

Practices valued at doubled RR: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
Most financial planners value a planning business between two and three times the recurring revenue and expect a claw back clause, according to an industry survey. In a nation-wide survey of planners, Radar Results found that the highest demand for ...