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Trustees urged to review power of attorney

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
Self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees should look over the fine print of their enduring powers of attorney documents for their fund because state and territory law can affect when and how that power is moved. Enduring power of attorney refers to the ...

Planner kayaks for men's health

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... health is not something anyone should take for granted, however, men often shy away from medical treatment," he said. The problem is, he said, unless you get medical treatment or go for a check-up, you don't realise how serious it can get. For example ...

The retaking of Dow 11000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
Here we go, here we go, here we go-o! The Dow has retaken the 11K ground anew! Dow 36,000 here we come! Yes Virginia, by virtue of a miniscule 0.1 per cent gain overnight, the Dow has once again crossed beyond that ever-elusive 11,000 milestone to close ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on Wednesday on positive leads from Wall Street, although oil and precious metals fell again in overnight trade. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0737 AEST, the June share price index contract ...

Can fee-for-service insurance advice work?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
It is still too early to conclude that commissions-based insurance advice is affordable for the general public but two planning groups show that it can work for certain segments of the market. This month, MLC-owned planning group Godfrey Pembroke announced ...

Enviable problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... prevent workers from demanding higher wages that would send inflation rising. And this the RBA would do. Australia we have a problem - an enviable one.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
Wall Street securities have provided a positive lead to the Australian stock market on Friday, although key commodities all were lower in overnight trade. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0740 AEST, the June share price index contract was 27 points ...

Paradox of thrift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
So what happened to the post-Easter elation on Wall Street? It appears that it has been flushed down the gurgler like the Easter eggs that were consumed days before. Remember how the US payrolls report was spun favourably despite coming in worse than ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
The Australian market has received weak leads from overnight trading offshore, with only precious metals prices ending higher in New York. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0720 AEST, the June share price index contract was 24 points lower at 4,956. ...

Epoch focus on free cash flow pays dividends

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... of Bloomberg [data]. I didn't meet anyone from Citibank, there were no meetings... it's just that nobody looked at the problem at that time the way we did," he said. Epoch's "secret sauce" is not quite so secret: it is stockmarket investing 101. "If ...