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Europe a 'running sore' on global economy: Probyn

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... no longer the locomotive of growth in the eurozone. Rather, when Germany does well, it is doing so at the expense of its major trading partners. It's hollowing industry in the other countries." He said this is a fundamental problem, adding: "It's difficult ...

Aussie employment outlook 'slightly dismal': Sloan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... slightly dismal." But fellow-speaker Professor Rodney Maddock said jobs in construction - an industry which should play a major role in the transition to a non-mining led economy - may pick up as a result of the resources slowdown. "Remember in the gold ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... Nasdaq into the red. At 0820 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up two points at 5,135. No major economic news is expected on Wednesday. In equities news, Atlas Iron is expected to post its quarterly production report. ...

Global economy on a knife edge

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014

Credit to escape impending bond rout

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... Management global chief investment officer Alexander Friedman. With interest rates at record lows across virtually all of world's major economic powers, the only direction for interest rates now is up. The prospect of the resultant negative returns has ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... strategist at S&P Capital IQ. "People feel as if they got caught off guard" last week, he added. Key events this week include major earnings reports from Apple, Boeing and other giants. The Fed will conclude a two-day policy meeting Wednesday. "We don't ...

ATO figures nail in coffin for SMSF critics: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
Pension withdrawal trends demonstrate that self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees are using their funds responsibly, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). According to Australian Tax Office figures, in the 2011-12 financial ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... $37.03 and iron ore miner Fortescue Metals also losing one cent, to $5.23 while Rio Tinto added 33 cents to $65. Among the major banks, Westpac fell eight cents to $31.36, ANZ slumped 23 cents to $30.74, Commonwealth Bank eased 25 cents to $74.88, and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... manufacturing figures. At 0855 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was down 31 points at 5,197. No major economic news is expected on Friday. In equities news, Telstra is expected to make a rebranding announcement. In Australia ...

Retail funds favour lifecycle MySuper options

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
More than half of all retail funds offering MySuper products have adopted a lifecycle approach, while all but four industry funds have opted for static strategic asset allocation (SAA), according to research by Mercer. The release of the research, entitled ...