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ECB came bearing no pre-Xmas cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
"Maybe this year, maybe next year, maybe never I'm confessing That I'm guessing all the time." Edna Savage's immortal 1959 classic "Maybe This Year" provides an apt background song heading into last night's European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council ...

SMSF court case highlights penalty uncertainties

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... penalties. The fund, totaling more than $260k, was used to purchase residential property and then lease it to the trustees' son, as well as to buy stud cattle, a caravan and other motor vehicles. Auditor contravention reports were lodged between 2008 ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
The share market is lower for a fourth straight day as further falls in iron ore prices drags on the big miners. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the lower iron ore price was the main culprit behind the market fall, as it had been for last three ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fluctuated as the Federal Reserve's minutes show many policymakers see the need to watch for inflation. At 0905 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down ...

Increased record keeping provisions for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
Financial advisers will need to keep additional records proving they've complied with the best interests' duty when they give personal advice to retail clients after 23 March 2015. Information to be provided will include documentation that proves the ...

Japan did it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
How many Prime Ministers does it take to fix the Japanese economy? Sixteen... and is still counting. That's the number of times Japan has changed its leader since 1990 when the economy did a Humpty Dumpty. Twenty four years on and all 16 kings - and ...

The good oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
Say it again, Homer. "I'm in a place where I don't know where I am!" For those who've just tuned in, Wall Street was going, even sending the S&P 500 index up by 1.3% overnight, until it slipped... on oil. The action du' nuit is captured in Bloomberg's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
The Australian sharemarket is tipped to open higher, with solid gains on Wall Street overnight. The December share price index futures contract is up 30 points at 5,432. The Dow and S&P 500 have bolted to fresh records on continued momentum from Wednesday's ...

Instant replay of the song remains the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
It's Fed day today and I couldn't decide whether to begin this space with Dan Hartman's "Instant Replay" or Led Zeppelin's "The Song Remains The Same". Yes, yes, yes... both of 'em show how ancient me is but... both of 'em are also apropos to what the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
The share market is lower for a third straight day as weaker iron ore and gold prices cause significant falls in the mining sector. The healthcare sector was also lower, but miners were the main drag, with big companies like Fortescue and Newcrest ...