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Twitter co-creator to speak at AFA Conference

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
Twitter co-creator Dom Sagolla will be speaking about how the social network started at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Conference in October. Sagolla who has left Twitter, now heads a successful phone applications company. "Dom has the ...

Super assets hit $1.6 trillion, investment returns at 4-year high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
... would have been impacted by the normal data lag that usually occurs in that sector, SMSFs have nonetheless confirmed their premier position as the largest market segment with $505 billion. The second largest segment was retail funds with $422 billion ...

Cut welfare, give savings to defence: UK minister

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
... government outlays, In 2012 this included the introduction of 'spare room' tax on public housing tenants, a tax model NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell is following with his already announced plans for a similar tax. The Telegraph reported that Duncan has ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... increase in shipping volumes during the June quarter. Mr Spooner said the sector had been buoyed by comments from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang indicating the country would not allow economic growth, currently at 7.5 per cent annually, to drop below seven ...

Nothing below seven percent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... Only slowing growth numbers are correct, factual and to be trusted! Oh, pa-lease! Anyways, back to the point. Chinese Premier Li Kequiang has just drawn a line on the floor. No he's not about to play hopscotch with the rest of them Politburo guys. Beijing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... Federal Reserve would keep its stimulus program in place for some time. Hong Kong and Shanghai led the gains after China's premier hinted that the government had a lower limit below which it would not let economic growth fall. Tokyo rose 0.82 per cent ...

Designer slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... happening in China is not an accident but by grand Politburo design. How many times must Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Kequiang preach to all and sundry that they've changed their predecessors' growth target from 7.5% to 7.0% over the next ...

The others

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... its economy. If slower short-term growth is the price it has to pay, so be it. Just ask Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Kequiang. Australians appear more concerned about China's slowing than China itself. The All Ords closed down 1.8% yesterday ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... board meeting and makes its interest rate decision. In equities news, BHP Billiton Iron Ore president Jimmy Wilson and WA Premier Colin Barnett officially open BHP Billiton Iron Ore's Integrated Remote Operations Centre (IROC) in Perth. In Australia ...

Allianz appoints COO

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... industry with governments and regulators. Silver has most recently held the role of secretary of the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet and prior to that she was executive director of Rehabilitation and Compensation at the Victorian WorkCover ...