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Poisoned chalice awaits next US president

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
Whatever the outcome of the US election, the President will have to face up to fiscal cliff or jeopardise the global recovery, according to Standard Life Investment's Andrew Milligan. With both presidential candidates rounding the final corner of their ...

NRMA partners with TAL for life insurance

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
Insurance Australia Group owned NRMA Insurance has formed an alliance with TAL to offer its customers a new life insurance product. The partnership is first of its kind and will see TAL provide life insurance policies on behalf of NRMA Insurance. Andy ...

Farm land a viable alternative

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... Bank's recently released Food Price Watch report. Drought in the U.S. has resulted in vast damages to the summer crops of corn and soybeans, for which the country is the world's largest exporter, said the report. And a dry summer in Russia, Ukraine ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
The Australian market has opened higher following mixed leads from Europe and the US overnight. At 1030 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 27.4 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 4,308.6, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 25.7 ...

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Noi! Noi! Noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... and the ECB will do some stimulation of sorts will stimulate global growth and tickle appetites for commodities (outside of corn, wheat and soybeans). But there are a few who talk about the A$ decoupling from commodity prices. Here's how Bloomberg saw ...

Food is the new Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... drought in the US since 1956 fuelled expectations of lower crop yields and stretching already tight supplies. The price of corn and soyabeans - up by 61.8% and 45.6%, respectively from this year's low - have surged to record highs. And though wheat prices ...

Super funds tap Barangaroo development

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
First State Super and Telstra Super will be investing $250 million in the $6bn Barangaroo development alongside the Lend Lease managed Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board. Australian Prime Property ...

Evolv launch new SMSF audit service

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
BCS Direction and Heffron have merged their audit businesses to launch Evolv, an SMSF audit service designed to make processes more efficient. Evolv is a new approach to self-managed super fund (SMSF) audits. The new web-based SMSF audit solution is ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
The Australian sharemarket has opened more than three quarters of a per cent higher, following strong leads on Wall Street. At 1017 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 31.6 points, or 0.77 per cent, at 4,158.8, while the broader ...

HSBC launches online trading platform

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
HSBC has partnered with Bell Direct to launch an online sharing trading platform. HSBC Online Share Trading will provide a range of wealth management solutions from non-advisory products and services and include financial planning and wealth protection. ...