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Wheel of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... indicators still suggest a fragile recovery" last week. If the wheels of the virtuous cycle continue to turn as we expect, pretty soon even this caveat would be no more and the wheel of fortune will keep on turning.

A surplus in 2012/13, and then what?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... in the September quarter and 0.4% in the fourth quarter. And in case you're thinking of blaming Wayne for this, please, pretty please, don't. He wasn't "Finance Minister of the Year" for nothing. Blame lower company tax receipts, he'll tell you. "Collections ...

Where now brown cow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... historical average of 39% in 13 of the past 14 weeks. Unless an unknown unknown rears its ugly head, the year ahead is looking pretty.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... fundamentals are still very strong for the Chinese economy," Ms Chan said. "The medium to long term outlook picture is still pretty robust." Metals and minerals stocks were the worst-performing sector at the open, having fallen 2.22 per cent according ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... little bit of strength after gains in the US overnight since US stocks reached new post GFC highs," Mr Shamu said. "It's a pretty bullish lead." However, he said there were very few leads from local companies as reporting season finishes this week and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... have set the market down if you look at if objectively," Mr Heffernan said. "It's probably a bit of profit taking after a pretty good run." However, he added, a drop in gold prices overnight may have been a dampener. Mr Heffernan said, looking forward ...

Planners need to commit to the social media conversation

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... optimise their websites or use social media so that they rank well in consumer internet searches," Williams said. "It's pretty safe to say that most financial planners probably aren't getting even the tip of the iceberg of internet search inquiries." ...

Margin lending suffers from adviser misconception

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... a catalyst for higher margin lending use. "This is reflective of the appetite to gear into the asset class, there is a pretty strong view from planners that equities are undervalued and they are fairly positive on the future of equity markets albeit ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... "We had a very strong overnight session in the US, so we've followed on from that," Mr Chatterton said. "The gains are pretty well across the whole market." Resources stocks led the charge, but gold stocks were the only losers as investors bought riskier ...

Bold predictions of US recovery

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... recorded growth of 2.9% with strong balance sheets shoring up higher dividends, indicating that "the private sector is doing pretty well," according to Baur. If we see the US economy accelerate this year it will be driven by manufacturing, the economist ...