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Treasury heavy handed on portfolio disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
Portfolio disclosure remains a contentious issue for superannuation funds, after it was first flagged in the 2010 Cooper review. It will be a major issue explored at the Financial Services Council annual conference, to be held on 1-3 August at the Gold ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
The Australian shares are higher despite falls on Wall Street and European markets overnight. At 1022 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 10.1 points, or 0.25 per cent, at 4,1115.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 9.1 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite falls on Wall Street overnight after weak US retail sales figures. At 0800 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up one point at 4,073. In economic news on Tuesday ...

Wen's visible hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
Where are they now? Those hard landing-ers? Wall Streets and European equities jumped 1.7% and 1.4%, respectively - on the final day of last week's trading as markets welcomed news that China's economy slowed "as expected" to 7.6% in the year to the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's strong performance on Friday with the Dow advancing 1.62 per cent amid expectations Beijing will act to stimulate its economy after reporting growth had slowed to 7.6 per cent in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
The Australian share market has opened flat in anticipation of a slew of economic data from China. On Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 2.4 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 4,065.6 points, and the broader All Ordinaries index fell 3.6 points ...

Climate change already an insurance risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
Political opposition to the carbon tax may be at record highs in Australia but for insurers climate change has for many years already been an economic and business risk they have had to plan for. "Since climate change could lead to losses on a scale ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat after finishing in negative territory for six straight sessions and overnight falls on Wall Street. At 0815 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was unchanged at 4,038. The US ...

Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
The bulls - already dwindling in numbers by the day - must now be starting to find religion as the only means of delivering them from eternal damnation - in the financial sense, of course. For this time, Virginia, the sky does really look like it's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell amid lingering doubts over Spain's bailout package. At 0810 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up one point at 4,065. In economic news on Thursday ...