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Politicians move 'super' goal posts at their peril

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
Recent political and Treasury debate about changes to superannuation should not put doubts into people's minds about its attractiveness as an tax structure within which to invest for their retirement, according to Michael Hutton, head of wealth management ...

Nikkei 13K

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... responsibility and suspicions of criminal activity mounted. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies gained 0.21 per cent to close at 6,277.06 points, while Frankfurt's DAX 30 slid 0.24 per cent to 7,633.74 points, and Paris's CAC 40 was flat at ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... four cents at $5.15. The spot price of gold in Sydney was at $US1,666.70 per fine ounce, down $US5.33 from Friday's local close of $US1,672.03 per ounce. National turnover was 176.6 million securities worth $242.3 million, with 296 stocks trading up ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
The Australian share market has opened fairly flat following a lacklustre finish on Wall Street. At 1030 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 5.6 points, or 0.11 per cent, at 4,941.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 4.5 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following the lead of international markets overnight after comments from European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi. At 0646 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was DOWN ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... weakness fed into US markets, but better-than-expected results, particularly in tech markets, lifted the market back to close to flat and it looks like that positive momentum is carrying into the Asia Pacific at this stage." After a volatile day of trading ...

Insider selling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... Earnings". That's kewl coz as he was hammering away on his keyboard, the S&P 500 was 0.3% down. But then it happened...at the close. The S&P 500 flipped and ended 0.1% up. What's a poor guy to do? Flip the headlines too, of course. So at 8:03 AM GMT+1100 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... over the Libor rate-rigging scandal. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies bounced back into the black in late trades to close with a slight gain of 0.20 per cent to 6295.34 points. Frankfurt's DAX dropped 1.09 per cent to 7581.18 points however ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... local sentiment. The losses on Tuesday came after global markets posted significant falls for the first time in 2013. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 24.8 points, or 0.51 per cent, weaker at 4,882.7, while the broader All Ordinaries ...