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The sky is falling downunder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
Are we there yet? Have we reached the "others are fearful" point, where good ol' Warren Buffett advises us to buy? It's very much looking that way for Australia. The scaremongers are coming out one-by-one scaremongering the bejeesus out of every bloke ...

SBBs to be part of NGS Super's new ethical option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... particular option has a more intense screen on it than our general investing would have," he said. "So we wouldn't invest in Echo here in Sydney, or Crown. We might remove Woolworths too because there's exposure there to alcohol distribution. But would ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... But, gold miner Newcrest had gained 37 cents, or 2.54 per cent, to $14.93 as gold prices held their ground. In other news, Echo Entertainment lost 11.34 per cent, or 39 cents, to hit $3.05 after James Packer's rival Crown Limited sold its 82.5 million ...

Budget gets nod of approval from industry bodies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
Superannuation industry bodies have responded positively to last night's federal budget, generally agreeing that there were no major surprises. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos praised the government ...

UK to tax platform rebates as income

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
In a shock decision, the UK taxation authority has issued a ruling that declares some platform rebates to be de facto income on which investors will have to pay tax. The ruling has caused outrage among the UK wealth management community that has claimed ...

Sherry joins calls to watch SMSF property spruikers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... Everything I hear anecdotally tells me there are a lot of bad practitioners," he said. The former Labor politician's comments echo those of Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Peter Kell who urged SMSF professionals to ...

EM corp bonds better than US: CFSGAM

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... corporate with better metrics than their US counterparts with a more attractive yield. It's a no-brainer." Williamson's comments echo those of Goldman Sachs emerging market debt portfolio manager Blair Reid who told Financial Standard that the asset ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... equities news, ASX, Insurance Australia Group, Paperlinx, Qantas Airways, Bega Cheese, Retail Food Group, Fairfax Media, Echo Entertainment, Insurance Australia Group and Village Roadshow are among the companies due to post first half results. AMP and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... 1.01 per cent. BHP Billiton added 41 cents to $35.82 after Rio Tinto was up 41 cents at $62.185. Shares in casino operator Echo Entertainment were up nine cents, or 2.64 per cent, at $3.50 after appointing a former head of major casino groups in the ...

Good US housing news gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Global economic eyes were on US jobs figures late last week but the real indicator concentrating the minds of investment strategist continues to be US housing prices. The good news is that a range of economic figures over the past few months have reinforced ...