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Wrong answer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... Friday - it's curbing inflation. But it also saw that Chinese retail sales and industrial production accelerated in November - its foot firmly on the gas pedal. The more likely scenario is that China is now even more likely to raise interest rates given ...

Best house in the slums

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
... Australia's still the Lucky Country, thank you very much. Just last week, the ABS reported that employment rose by 54,600 in November - nearly double the previous months' gain and the largest increase in jobs since January. "Anyone who wants a job will ...

IBM Super upgrades online presence

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
IBM Super fund has redesigned its website with new features, following the trend of super funds upgrading their technology as members become more tech savvy. In what could be called a late start when compared to other super funds, the new-look IBM Super ...

Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas." Things are looking bright. Mister Market's mood is turning to yuletide cheer. And why not? It's looking good not only for the remainder of 2010 but also beyond the New Year. Sure, there are still ten trading ...

Avoid AMP Aussie shares fund: Morningstar

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
Morningstar has rated the AMP Capital Australian Shares fund as 'avoid', citing instability in the investment team and high staff turnover as key reasons to the fund's rating. In a research note to advisers this morning, research house Morningstar said ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with securities indices mixed, whilst precious metals and oil were lower. The US dollar rose. On the ASX 24 at 0619 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
The Australian share market was higher at noon, boosted by miners following a solid overnight session for metals prices. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 22.7 points, or 0.48 per cent, at 4,711.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

CFD newcomer backs tighter ASIC rules

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
Capital CFDs tackles Australia's contracts-for-difference (CFD) market despite ASIC tightening its regulations. Australia's CFD market, reportedly the second largest globally, was hit hard during the GFC with many investors exposed to the drawbacks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
The Australian market is expected to open slightly higher after receiving subdued leads from offshore trading. On the ASX 24 at 0626 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was nine points higher at 4,708. In economics news on Tuesday ...

Winter wonderland

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... such that not even a disappointing US non-farm payrolls report spoiled their mood. America added only 39,000 jobs in November -- well below market expectations for an addition of 145,000 - and the unemployment rate skipped a couple of notches to 9.8 ...