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China-Gillard tug o' war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... Australia's coal, steel and other minerals export. But while Australian mining and resources companies are basking in the glow of China, other sectors appear to be doing it tough. One such sector is retail. The S&P/ASX 300 Retail index has slumped by ...

Planners prime legal targets for angry clients

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
Financial planners relying on research are sitting ducks for legal action in the wake of the Trio Capital superannuation fraud and need to protect themselves, a planner has said. In the case of the Trio Capital fraud, adviser Ross Tarrant's firm Tarrants ...

Trio victims turn on planners

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
Self-managed super fund trustees left without compensation from the Trio fraud debacle have turned on their former financial advisers. About 100 investors are suing defunct financial planning firm Tarrants Financial Consultants, reportedly on the grounds ...

JMK rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
Inured or undaunted? This is the question that pops in my head watching the financial markets' reaction to the current events that normally would sap optimism out of any rational human investor. Inured? Yes Virginia, you're well aware of all the troubles ...

Capitalism killed Mars

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011

It's coming true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... especially for me." "And the reason is clear." Equities in America (and most of the globe) continued to bask under the warm glow of the night before when the US Federal Reserve gave a positive assessment and outlook for the US economy. And the world ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
... Exchange. NEW YORK - The US market gained on Friday, as stocks, particularly those in the banking sector, bathed still in the glow of last week's interest rate cut. Software maker Oracle Corp also offered support for the technology sector. The Dow Jones ...

Index funds basking in the glow of 6,000

With the S&P/ASX300 Index zooming past 6,000 points last week, investors in index funds can look back at another year of exceptional passive returns. According to Rainmaker Data, the top 10 index funds last year achieved an average return of 24 per ...

Centro's DPFI proving popular

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2006
Centro Property Group's Direct Property Fund International (DPFI) has tipped over the $1.1 billion mark thanks to strong inflows in recent months as well as existing investors piling more money into the fund. In the last two months Centro reported $30 ...

S&P rates Zurich three stars

Standard and Poor's have awarded Zurich Australian Equities a three star Asirt rating. However while the news is positive for the group's underlying boutique investment manager, Constellation Capital Management, S&P's analysts still express concerns ...