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Fearing the unknown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... and Spain looked like they were gonna need bailing, when America lost its AAA-rating. All these were extrapolated to 'the sky is falling'. And to this day, we're still waiting. Johnny Little's back again. The elections in France and Greece have injected ...

Negative gearing property distortions here to stay

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... growing the squeeze will get even tighter. John McGrath, a real estate and investment property expert, speaking on the Switzer Sky Business show last night, said enquiries from SMSF investors regarding residential investment purchases are up 50-100% ...

No QE, not bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... headlines are talking about? It is a dip of 0.5% on the Dow, 0.4% on the S&P 500 and 0.2% on the Nasdaq. OMG! I'm so scared. The sky has fallen. My only regret is that they haven't fallen more. It would have been one heck of another buy-op. If the only ...

A surplus in 2012/13, and then what?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... get to this 4% 2011/12 target - a little less if you take the MYEFO's revised 3.25% assumption. This is more than pie in the sky if you ask me considering that real GDP grew by 0.8% in the September quarter and 0.4% in the fourth quarter. And in case ...

AIA partners with AGI

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
AIA Australia has partnered with Australian Group Insurance to offer self managed super funds online access to insurance at wholesale rates. The SMSF Master Insurance Plan represents AIA Australia's first targeted offering to the SMSF sector, which ...

Big Sky members vote in favour of Australian Unity deal

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
Members of Big Sky Credit Union Limited have approved a proposal to transfer the business to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Australian Unity Limited - Lifeplan Australia Building Society Limited. Subject to regulatory approval, Big Sky Credit Union's ...

Grain price hints at strong growth: CFSGAM

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
Grain is looking strong on the horizon as emerging economies demand for the soft commodity continues to sky rocket, according to the CFSGAM soft commodities team. Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) watches global trends and found ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... 0.49 per cent higher at 4,4136. In equities news, ANZ Banking Group Ltd will hold its annual general meeting in Sydney. Blue Sky Alternative Investments is due to list on the ASX. On Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 50.7 points, or 1.21 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... measures agreed to last week. "Yesterday's optimism was like one single ray of sunshine squeezing through an otherwise cloudy sky," Commsec market analyst Steven Daghlian said. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 59.1 points, or 1.4 ...

AIA Australia launches life product upgrade

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
Life insurance provider AIA Australia has upgraded its priority protection product to include severe diabetes as a crisis event under its benefits listings in response to skyrocketing cases in the Australian population. It is reported that some 275 ...