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PM Capital boosted by beer and Las Vegas property

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
Beer companies performing at full strength and a bet on the Las Vegas housing recovery has contributed to the strong outperformance of PM Capital. The boutique fund manager's investment philosophy centres on buying good quality companies at good prices ...

Super funds should use soft power, not quotas to fix gender equality

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
Imposed quotas are much less likely to advance the cause of workplace gender equality than super funds exerting their considerable soft power to influence the industry, companies in which they invest and service providers. Helen Conway, director of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... ahead of fresh numbers that will give an indication of the strength of the US economy. Tokyo jumped 2.57 per cent by the close after slipping on Monday following disappointing Japanese growth figures. Seoul ended up 1.5 per cent, or 28.20 points at 1,913.03 ...

AIA tackles spike in mental illness-related claims

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
... far too many claims coming through. "As a consequence of that prices are going to rise very sharply. They've been going up close to 50% for the major group schemes," he told Financial Standard. The work of SuperFriend offers an alternative - or complementary ...

Next wave of SMSF growth fuelled by Gen Y

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013

Onto the next worry: Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
... while Frankfurt's DAX 30 rose 0.25 per cent to finish at 8,359.25 points. The CAC 40 in Paris dipped 0.12 per cent lower to close at 4,071.68 points. Data showed that Japan's economic growth slowed in the April-June quarter, in turn raising questions ...

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STAFF JOURNALIST  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at why accountants will be flooding into the advice space and what the impending withdrawal of US stimulus means for Australian investors. We also take a closer look at the biggest issues discussed ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after falls on Wall Street despite strong Chinese economic data. At 0748 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was unchanged at 5004. In economic news on Monday, the Australian ...

La Trobe to wind down Lismore-based mortgage trust

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013