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SMSF closures drop 75% in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... minority, but they have grown from 0.2% in 2009 to 0.4% in 2013. The proportion of SMSFs holding less than $200,000 has fallen, with SMSFs from $150,000 to $200,000 going from 5.5% in 2012 to 5.5% in 2013. SMSFs with assets up to $50,000 have fallen ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... Wall Street overnight. The September share price index futures contract is down 18 point at 5,585. Wall Street stocks have fallen, pulled down by major banks after the Federal Reserve signalled more stringent capital requirements. At the close, the Dow ...

"Pleasant" but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... Capital goods (up 10.5%), Intermediate goods (up 2.3%) and Consumption goods (up 0.6%). But real gross domestic income has fallen by 0.3% in the June quarter as the terms of trade has dropped by a massive 4.1% over the period. Sure, sure but... this ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... Billiton traded ex-dividend, meaning new buyers are no longer entitled to its latest dividend. Iron ore prices have also fallen further. "It's probably a reasonable day, given the weak overseas leads and that its being held back a bit by some key companies ...

No drama at the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... characterised by very low volatility... most sovereign bond yields have moved in a narrow range and German yields have fallen to historic lows... Global share prices have continued to increase in recent months, with the US market reaching fresh highs." ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... 21.38 points, to 2,217.20 and Hong Kong was flat, edging up 1.06 points to 24,742.06. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares have fallen for a second day as investors locked in the month's gains ahead of September's general election, while energy companies ...

Infrastructure valuations at all-time highs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... million. While the average size of deals taking place has risen significantly, the number of investments being completed has fallen in recent years. A total of 387 infrastructure investments have taken place in 2014, valued at an aggregate $122 billion. ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... is at odds with the persistent decline in real wages in the economy. According to Factset data, Japanese real wages have fallen by 3.2% in the year to June that followed an even sharper 3.8% drop in the previous month. Worse, real wages have been declining ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... $US5.34-$US5.37 ($A5.78-$A5.81) billion. Analysts had projected sales of $US5.34 billion. LONDON - European stocks have fallen, hit by fresh signs of an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine after a key speech from US Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... hawkish sentiment in the Fed that could speed up interest rate rises, dealers said. HONG KONG - Asian markets have mostly fallen, with downbeat Chinese manufacturing data dragging down Hong Kong and Shanghai as concerns grew about the pace of recovery ...