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Advisers open to double allocation to global equities

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... clear investment of choice among advisers with a 70:30 split in favour of the asset class. Howitt put forward a strong defense for Aussie equities, championing the investment potential of 'thoroughbreds' in the domestic market - companies with high returns ...

Temper, temper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... its benchmark index, the DJ/Euro Stoxx index from climbing 1.3%. The game is changing alright, it's shifting away from defense. The bond markets are losing. The Citigroup WGBI ex-Australia (A$ hedged) fell by 0.21% at the end of January and given the ...

Time to fear?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... expected last year could come true. But have no fear there are silver linings in the report. The dip was due mainly to reduce defense spending and reduced inventories. The things that matter, consumer spending and investment in housing, in factories ...

Trustee liability issues surface at PJC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... suffered." The FSC said it is important that this link is established, otherwise there could be vexatious claims, and a defense designed to protect directors that is not "fit for purpose." While previous amendments have improved this component of the ...

MySuper Bill could expose individual trustees to legal action

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Superannuation reforms could leave individual trustees open to litigation, causing a group of representative bodies to write to the Federal Government to voice their concerns. In a joint submission, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...

Future Fund defends tax havens

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... Management Committee. Rush said the largest of these was Honeywell, an American conglomerate with a significant Aerospace & Defense arm. If the Greens' Bill is successful the future fund has warned that it will have to revisit its risk and return calculations ...

Disagreeing to agree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... its banks' massive exposure to the PIGIs sovereign debts, France wants to use the EFSF immediately as a first line of defense to recapitalise its banks. But the Germans say, "nein" - it'll only be used as a last resort. Then there's the case of the 21% ...

Damned to default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... sacked thousand of private servants, lowered wages for those who are left, reduced spending on social welfare, education, defense and investments, among others. Who's left to pay the higher VAT, the solidarity levy, the increased property taxes, the ...

Just replace because with despite

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... order dropped by a bigger-than-expected 3.6 per cent in April - the most since October (before the Fed announced QE2). Non-defense orders excluding aircraft - that which is used as an alternative measure for business investment - dropped by 2.6 per cent ...

Sentiment slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... the Libyans. King Qadaffi's, or whatever his correct name is - a butcher by any other name is still a... -- murderous defense of his throne has sent oil prices spiralling upwards. He will not go peacefully like his counterparts in Tunisia and Egypt. ...