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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... compared with the same time in 2012. "The star of the show today has been Rio, which put out, what on the surface was, a pretty disappointing profit result. But when you analyse it a bit more, it wasn't too bad," Mr Heffernan said. Rival BHP Billiton ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... Commsec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the market had opened slightly in the red, following recent gains. "We've had a pretty good run, we've made gains in eight of the previous 10 sessions," he said. Mr Daghlian said a key event on Monday would ...

Taxes, levies and fees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013

SMSFs lose majority of cases against ATO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... involving excess contributions tax (ECT) and non-compliance - the ATO won 28 of them and the taxpayer won just four. "It's pretty clear that the weight is very much in the commissioner's hand, and there are a couple of reasons for that," Hughes said. ...

The game markets play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... when the S&P 500 dropped by nearly 6% between 21 May -- the all-time record high back then -- and 24 June, everything's pretty much the same. So much so that if you slept from 22 May and only woke up last week, you'll hardly notice any difference. Well...you ...

Two-fifths of Australians upping overseas exposure

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... economy. It's a big world out there and it requires expertise to get around but people are beginning to realise that it's pretty silly not to have access to the other 98%" he said. Mowll added that concerns over the domestic economy, particularly the ...

The others

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
It's RBA meeting day and the overwhelming consensus is for the Australian central bank to do nothing. Seems like pretty good odds to me. No doubt the Board would be talkin' bout talks of Fed tapering and yes, the talked about again China slowing as ...

Market higher but eyes are on US Fed

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... quickly it is expected to give the market a boost for the next couple of months. "The market is very tentative, volumes are pretty light with all this positioning ahead of the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) tonight," IG market strategist Evan Lucas ...

IFM mulls Asia office

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... assessment would be made by the leadership team and board in July, and if approved the set up of the office could be done "pretty easily." Himbury expects that a current IFM staffer would set up the office with the assistance of a domestic employee. ...

Buffett helps SMSF investors to big returns

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... investors who didn't want the currency risk and other hassles of investing off-shore," he explained. "I actually think it's pretty arrogant to suggest that retail investors are incapable of learning and understanding how structured investments work," ...