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Super fund support for carbon tax

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
The Australian Council of Super Investors has broadly supported the government's new carbon tax that came into effect yesterday, labelling it a practical policy measure that will address long-term investment risk for fund members. In a submission to ...

Can this latest kick of the can can?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... central bank commander that'll allow his name to be forever etched in the annals of history as the name that bombed the euro? Yes sir, his name will be mudder than mud! Yet cyberspace remains filled with doubts over this latest European "breakthrough". ...

Childhood determines who rises to the top

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
While workplace discrimination and family demands are commonly blamed for the lack of female chief executives, research has found that it's childhood issues that are more to blame. The research findings were revealed by Dr Terrance Fitzsimmons, post-doctoral ...

Centralised portfolios better for tax

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
Institutional investors can benefit from a better understanding of the impact tax has on returns. Portfolio structure, including active/passive and asset class strategy decisions, can be altered when tax impacts are understood, said Scott Lawrence ...

Dressing the windows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
Is she? Was she? Who did it? Poor Frau no deal "as long as I live" Angie babe. My apologies, this is a very nasty thing to even contemplate but just try and put two and two together - last night's equity markets rally and yesterday's statement by the ...

Adviser pleads guilty to dishonest conduct

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
Former financial adviser Susan Heathwood has pleaded guilty to dishonest conduct on two accounts by falsifying insurance applications in order to collect commissions. The ex adviser pleaded guilty on two counts in Downing Centre Local Court yesterday ...

Go ahead Europe, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... despite the bad press) had been trending down - as at May, it was at 8.2%, down from 9.0% last year and 9.6% in 2010. And China? Yes, it's slowing but easing inflation has given its fiscal and monetary masters scope to stimulate - as they've already ...

China manuf growth figures being misread

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
HSBC's flash China Purchasing Managers' Index result released last week is being read as further evidence of a broad-based manufacturing slowdown, but this misinterprets what's going on in the sector, said Premium China Funds Management. The common ...

Mariner launches Austock takeover bid

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
Listed investment firm Mariner Corporation has made a takeover bid on Austock Group at a slim 5% premium. Mariner yesterday informed the market that it intends to make an offer to Austock shareholders to acquire all issued shares. Mariner expects to ...

More of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... forget another of last week's dashed expectations. No kinder surprise from the Fed, just the obligatory extension of the twist. Yes, Big Ben was obliged to maintain the status quo else there'll be hell to pay should the markets sell-off big time and ...