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Govt starts super reforms campaign

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... billboards. The website, http://superfuture.gov.au/ contains information for employers, individuals and super funds. Campaign materials are explained in 21 languages, including five indigenous languages. The centrepiece of the campaign is explaining ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
... not help." The data sparked a sell-off of mining stocks in Europe on Monday because China is a major consumer of raw materials. HONG KONG - Asian markets have slipped after a disappointing batch of Chinese growth figures, with traders keeping a close ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... further. "All else equal, the more growth there can be in China, the more demand there will ultimately be for basic materials," added Briefing.com's Patrick O'Hare. London trading was also lifted by news that manufacturing output rose 0.8 per cent in ...

ESG risks can wipe $21.4bn off sharemarket: study

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... $6.2 billion and the media sector, which could loose $5.5 billion. However, the average percentage shows that building materials would suffer the greatest impact with losses of 14%, followed by media, which stands to lose about 8%. "The issues that News ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... lower. Metals and minerals stocks were the worst-performing sector, falling two per cent, according to IRESS data. The materials sector - which represents a large part of the market - was down 1.66 per cent. Australia's two big miners were down more ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... the Supreme Court. In Australia, the market on Thursday finished lower, despite some resilience in the resources and materials sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.6 points, or 0.15 per cent, at 5,109.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

China's turn to provide buy opportunities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... curtains, bricks, mortars, paint, et cetera and so on and so forth. Oh yeah, and also the countries that supply the raw materials for building a home. But wasn't this just what the doctor ordered? That China does something about its property bubble because ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... quantitative easing may be halted. This, in turn, affected key commodity prices like gold, and caused the Australian materials sector to open 2.65 per cent weaker. "There's concern that without quantitative easing the US dollar will regain strength," ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... and Italy is a key economy for Europe, not just because of its size but because of the size of its debt." He said the materials sector had a weak opening due to lower copper and aluminium prices on Monday in China and London. BHP Billiton opened five ...

Macquarie launches SMSF Toolkit for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... It's understood that through this tool, advisers will be able to track superannuation and tax matters through technical materials. The new service provides a good practice section to help advisers engage future SMSF clients and a series of top 10 tips ...