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Super funds praise reforms

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... there are many Australians who want simple advice rather than a complete financial plan," she said. "It's a welcome extension of the intra-fund advice model, which is all about providing more cost-effective and relevant financial advice to consumers." ...

RBA worries not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... percent yesterday. Japan's the only RBA worry. Still, Japan would only have a "limited" impact on the Asian region and by extension, only a "limited" impact on Australia. So does this mean domestic interest rates are still headed up? Well not... if I ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... terminated an agreement with a Chinese steel manufacturer for the sale of 80 per cent of life of mine production from the Extension Hill mine. Atlas Iron climbed nine cents to $3.79 as it said it was on track to export 1.5 million tonnes of ore in the ...

Plum time for corporate super outsourcing

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... increase in activity and its not going to let up between now and 30 June, although a lot of funds would benefit from an extension of the deadline although whether this would happen is debatable." Plum Super has 86 large corporate clients, with those ...

Hitting a BRIC wall

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... also beginning to erode disposable income. Higher borrowing costs and higher prices for basic commodities would, by extension, slow consumer spending, limit economic activity, weaken business sales and lower company profits. By how much the BRICs and ...

Better and better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... Markit Economics latest report shows that they're all above 50 and rising -- which means yes, they're expanding. And by extension, this implies that the global economy is now on a more solid footing. But what about Egypt? I don't want to belittle the ...

Value a plus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... the European sovereign debt crisis sent international equities lower by mid-year. The US Federal Reserve's QE2, the extension of the Bush-era tax cuts and signs of stronger growth in the US towards the closing quarters of 2010 renewed risk appetites ...

Advisers must unite against AusFin

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
... of negative media reporting over the past few years and a concentrated industry funds advertising campaign that, by extension, discredits all members of the advice profession. "This has fuelled an unfair perception that collectively all advisers are ...

Grinch vs Santa

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... bonds jumped to 3.23 per cent - the highest since June and up from the sub 3.0 per cent yield before the Bush tax cut extension compromise. Santa repeats, the US economy is on track for recovery. This was ensured by BO's (Barrack Obama not Ben Ong) announcement ...

Winter wonderland

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... soft jobs data means that more money would be dropping out of Big Ben's helicopter. It's also provided a case for the extension of the Bush tax cuts which end at the end of the year. That's the good news if the news turns more ugly for America. But it's ...