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The virtuous cycle is back in play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
Who's afraid of sequestration? Not Wall Street it seems. The US$85 billion in spending cuts known as 'sequestration' came into effect last Friday, the 1st of March. Yes, that one. That unkind cut that the IMF predicts will shave half a percent to its ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower despite Wall Street reaching a five-year high as it shrugged off the risks to the world's largest economy of impending federal spending cuts and bid up equities At 0630 AEDT on Monday, the March ...

Falling gold price a buying opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
A sliding gold price in the wake of renewed market optimism could present an attractive entry point for investors who are still mindful of the risks that threaten the global recovery, according to ETF Securities Australia and New Zealand head Danny ...

Guardian Advice unveils mentoring and equity partnership program

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
Boutique advice network Guardian Advice seeks to attract young advisers and help them start their professional career through a mentoring program and an equity partnership that will be announced within the next eight weeks. Guardian advisers' average ...

Brazilian CB might need to stop shaving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
Phew! We got passed that air pocket so easily, didn't we now? Equities are once again flying high. Never mind the still inconclusive Italian elections because judging from last night's Italian bond auction, financial markets aren't really that scared. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... for January, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics posts private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure, December quarter data and Housing Industry Association (HIA) posts January figures for new home sales. In equities news, Perpetual ...

ASIC speeds up misconduct probe

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)'s latest report on the supervision of markets and participants shows that the regulator has significantly reduced the time it takes to start investigations of suspicious market conduct. Of ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... at 5,007. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release construction work done, December quarter, figures. In equities news, Westfield Group and Westfield Retail Trust are due to release full year results, as is ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
The Australian sharemarket has opened almost 1.5 per cent weaker as former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's strong electoral showing sparked fears of eurozone instability. At 1026 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 75.1 ...

AvSuper appoints Perpetual for a $75m equities mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
AvSuper has appointed Perpetual Investments for a $75 million Australian equities mandate. This is the first appointment that the Canberra-based superannuation fund has done in the last year and it is also the first time that it does business with Perpetual. ...