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Long-term outlook bullish on emerging markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
Central banks focused on supporting growth have eased inflationary pressure in emerging markets, with a positive long-term outlook, according to the Templeton Emerging Markets overview for Q4 2011. China's reduction of cash reserve requirements for ...

Get up and go on board

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
Schettino: "In this moment, the boat is tipping... Commander, please..." De Falco: "No, please. You now get up and go on board..." Schettino: "I am here with the rescue boats, I am here, I am not going anywhere, I am here..." This is my personally mouse-clicked ...

NTEU wants changes at UniSuper trustee company

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
The National Tertiary Education Union, the main union representing UniSuper fund members, has written to members outlining their response to concerns about the superannuation fund. In a statement issued yesterday, the NTEU said, "The Union will take ...

2011: hits and misses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... indications are that financial markets are in for another period of increased volatility in this, the year twenty eleven. Yes Virginia, brace for more hops, skips and falls - quite fitting that twenty eleven is also the "Year of the Rabbit" - as both ...

ASIC, ACC crack investment scam

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
A task force between police, ACC and ASIC has closed in on an investment scam in QLD which has been coercing investments from consumers under a company name of West Trade or Atlas Lead Generation. A joint operation between the Queensland Police Service ...

Wagging the dog

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
To all those who have Christmas lunches - long liquid lunches - to go to today, go now pronto for developments in the financial markets last night was another one of those "ho-hum" moments. Not that you'll pick it from the headlines and stories doing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
Australian shares are lower as warnings from two ratings agencies overnight wiped out optimism that Europe's debt crisis may be nearing a resolution. Monday's gains were wiped out after Moody's Investors Service said it would review the credit ratings ...

Round two of Stronger Super revealed

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
Superannuation industry bodies have until January 13 to make submissions on the second tranche of the government's Stronger Super legislation, unveiled late yesterday. The latest exposure draft follows the introduction of the first part of the Superannuation ...

Industry welcomes Shorten's promotion

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
The new Industrial Relations and Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten said he's delighted his new promotion to Cabinet. Yesterday's reshuffle by the Prime Minister sees Shorten elevated to a senior ministerial position for the first time, while ...

Dream on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... a fantasy. All three credit rating agencies came out last night to deliver their verdict on the Continent's latest plan - yes it's now just the continent after Britain gave them the finger. And the verdict was fail, fail and fail. Fitch Ratings: "A 'comprehensive ...