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Deutsche Bank dismisses mining fears

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
Mining companies are poised for reasonable growth next year provided commodity prices don't take a nose dive, according to Deutsche Bank strategist Tim Baker. Speaking at a reporting season round-up lunch in Sydney, he said that recent weakness in the ...

Growth and QE - will this time be different?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
This is it...it's all systems go! There's only one conclusion that can be concluded from the upward revision in second quarter US real GDP growth - up at annualised rate of 2.5% from the prelim 1.7% estimate - and Wall Street's positive reaction to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street made modest gains but European bourses fell amid nervousness over possible action against Syria. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up one point ...

NZ Super posts record annual return

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has posted a record return of 25.8% in the 12 months to June 20, 2013. The fund is now worth $23 billion, $4 billion more than a year ago, when it was worth $19 billion. NZ Super previous highest annual return was ...

ASIC issues governance warning on local emerging market companies

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a warning over corporate governance in Australian companies that have significant operations in emerging markets, saying these companies are more susceptible to collapse than domestically ...

Global uncertainty provides opportunities in retail property

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
Domestic economy uncertainty has created value opportunities in the local listed commercial property sector, but investors should diversify their exposures by investing in funds that get a portion of their earnings from overseas, according to Principal ...

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 ...

Benchmark bond funds worst choice for Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
Investors with exposure to benchmark-sensitive fixed income investments are at the greatest risk from the uncertainty arising from the end of quantitative easing and the impending global interest rate rise, according to a senior global bond portfolio ...

The madness of crowds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013

Aussie investors should have 90% of equity portfolio overseas

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
While Australian investors now recognise they must broaden their horizons beyond domestic equities to take advantage of the growth opportunities available across the globe, favoured destinations like China and other South East Asian economies will not ...