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Surprise tapering delay boosts Australian shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
The Federal Open Market Committee's surprise decision not to begin tapering its stimulus measures has brought a fresh wave of confidence to Australian investors, according to industry experts. Federal Reserve chairman Ban Bernanke said the US would ...

The weekend that could change the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
"As the present now Will later be past The order is Rapidly fadin'... For the times they are a-changin'." -Bob Dylan This is it Virginia!A This is the final week before the times, they could all a-change. Many of us, Australians all, will be grudgingly ...

Buy me a house

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... property prices (in Melbourne) are going for these days.A Four hundred fifty thousand Australian dollars!A And we're not even talkin' bout McMansions here.A The ones she showed me last Sunday evening were inner city apartments - fair enough, she wants ...

30 days hath September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... than 1%.A Too bad for Wall Street, it was celebrating a party of its own, Labor Day. And to think Virginia, we've been talkin' bout - nah, parroting - the aged-old observation that September is statistically the worst month for equities in history.A ...

Prepare for take-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
Now that's what I'm talkin' bout. Only yesterday, I was practically begging for it.A Today I got it.A Oh baby, I've got it!A "S&P 500 Drops Most in 9 Weeks..." (Reuters).A "S&P 500 Drops Most in 9 Weeks..." (Bloomberg). This because Uncle Sam's going ...

Product Dashboard could spook risk-averse members

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
Increased data reporting on the Product Dashboard could see risk-averse members making overly cautious and ultimately self-defeating investment decisions, according to Tom Garcia, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
Australian stocks are sharply lower as global markets continue to react to the latest news on stimulus tapering from the US Federal Reserve. At 1015 AEST on Thursday, the All Ordinaries was down 61.5 points, or 1.21 per cent, at 5,028. IG market analyst ...

Biggest weekly drop since and other scares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013

Australia, a middle power between China and US

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
Australia is seen as a regional "middle power" which gravitates between China and the United States, and can benefit from the Asian giant's turn towards an economy more focused on consumption. "Australia is a middle power and it has a different concept ...

Can cheap, high quality stocks can still be found?

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
The world's largest and best-known defensive companies may look overvalued but that doesn't mean investors should give up on finding quality businesses with predictable earnings and capital preservation potential, according to AllianceBernstein senior ...