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CFOs more optimistic in second quarter

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
A momentum shift away from the perceived uncertainty about the federal budget, China and Australia's search for new growth is influencing more positive levels of business confidence. This is one of main findings from Deloitte's second quarter chief ...

Round and round we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... remains highly uncertain, and unanticipated developments could delay or accelerate this first step". The Bank of Canada's "surprise" move overnight, cutting interest rates by 25 bps to a 6-year low 0.5% also brings us back to early this year. Remember ...

Temporary trial separation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015

Australian market strong after miners' gains

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
The Australian share market has opened almost one per cent higher following a rebound by the big miners and a recovery on overseas markets. The miners on Friday were a major part of the push higher as iron ore prices jumped almost 10 per cent just a ...

Labor demands to see Treasury papers on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... concessions, before he was rolled by a Prime Minister who decided that political opportunism should trump good policy. "It is no surprise that Treasury provided such advice, as the Treasury Secretary has been on the public record saying that super tax ...

A sobering lesson from a social move gone wrong

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... representative of Libertas Financial Planning was revoked earlier this week and managing director Mark Euvrard expressed surprise at the adviser's aggressive rant on Twitter. "How can you monitor it?", he asked, saying that the group does not have a ...

Eslake consultancy up and running after leaving BoA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
Economist Saul Eslake is "pleasantly surprised" at the amount of work that he has been asked to do through his consultancy firm only weeks after leaving Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML). Speaking to Financial Standard, Eslake said that over the ...

ANALYSIS: The rise of the periphery

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... falls under the European Central Bank (ECB) but whose fiscal policy mostly depends on the individual countries. It is no surprise then that fund managers never seem to agree on Europe. Is it the biggest investment opportunity since the United States ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, after Wall Street stocks rose one per cent overnight. At 0704 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 39 points at 5,505. The Nasdaq has powered to a fresh record, easily ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set for a flat open as gains on Wall Street were offset by falls in commodity prices. At 0658 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,549. Wall Street stocks were up after a solid ...