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Bring it on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... economy? And these are why I regret the market not slumping hard enough last night. Oh well, we may yet see a rolling correction next month. "Sell in May" remember? But should this happen, it'll set monetary and fiscal authorities on red alert and the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
Australian stocks opened weaker on Thursday as a poor lead from Wall Street and bad news from Leighton Holdings dragged the market lower. At 1030 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 14 points, or 0.32 per cent, at 4,329.5 points, while the ...

Breach in contrib caps should not be taken for revenue: CPA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... 0.5% of people who had lodged a tax return. Of these, approximately 70% of instances were assessed as inadvertent. Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Michael Davison was an adviser at the ATO. Michael Davison represents ...

When optimism rains, it pours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
It really does pour when it rains. I'm talking about the pouring of positive economic and survey stats primarily out of America in recent months and the optimism it engenders in investors everywhere and the virtuous cycle that this optimism has started ...

Australian Capital Reserve directors sentenced

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... statements in the company's accounts and a prospectus. The three directors will serve their terms through Intensive Correction Orders (ICO). Samuel Pogson of Wahroonga, Murray Lapham of Turramurra and Steven Martin of West Pennant Hills, each pleaded ...

No more fear - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... in the middle of last year, for exactly the same reasons - plus the loss of the USA's triple-A. Will we see another correction come mid-year 2012? After all, it's not that difficult to imagine. The European sovereign debt crisis - though calmed by the ...

Priced in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... disintegration of the euro. But with financial markets already trading ont eh premsie that 2012 would be worse than 2011, any correction would be limited and every bit of positive news strengthens the upside. ================================== The Sydney ...

Plan 5 and counting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... deficits no larger than 0.5% of GDP, with this commitment written into national constitutions along with "automatic correction mechanisms". The timescale for compliance is not specified, but will be determined by the EC. A, Automatic "consequences" (unspecified) ...

Mercer highlights allocation dangers

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... government bonds also having stretched valuations," said Stuart. "Our view that the Australian dollar was vulnerable to a correction proved correct in the third quarter of this year, however following its bounce back above parity with the US dollar ...

Perennial lands Mercer mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... disappointment with a specific manager. Monitoring and changing managers where/when necessary is the job of a multi-manager." Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated Andrew Howard's title. We apologise for the error.