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Obama: he's the man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... and it is growing by the day. But at the same time, the world's enthusiastic welcome for President Obama could provide the spark to turn soured confidence around and eventually restore faith in the tenet of capitalism and in America. "Today I say to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
The Australian stock market is likely to decline after European equities and the price of oil fell in electronic trading overnight. At 0755 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March Share Price Index futures contract was down 14 points at 3,535. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after US stocks fell on fears about the health of big financial firms and the overall economy. At 0823 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March Share Price Index futures contract was down 104 ...

Govt targets judge's super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
The Government might have rejected a call to let employers swap employer contributions for extra take-home wages as a short term fiscal stimulus, but it hasn't stopped them threatening to slash non-contributory super paid to new judges. The Australian ...

Govt targets judge's super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
The Government might have rejected a call to let employers swap employer contributions for extra take-home wages as a short term fiscal stimulus, but it hasn't stopped them threatening to slash non-contributory super paid to new judges. The Australian ...

AvSuper unlikely to follow govt fund mergers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
AvSuper has sought to clarify the fund is not a government super fund after receiving phone calls from members regarding the government's move to merge three government super funds to form a single trustee board. This follows a government announcement ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open weaker, after US and European stocks plunged on a declaration that the US officially is in recession, before the focus at home turns to the next interest rate cut, expected later today. At 0800 AEDT on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after the three day slump to a new four year low gives investors a buying opportunity, and after US stocks rebounded overnight. Energy stocks may also gain after the price of oil increased, although ...

ATO security blunder sparks review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is issuing more than 3,000 self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees with new tax file numbers and reviewing its security measures after it lost a CD containing highly sensitive trustee information. The tax file numbers ...

Seesaw Margery Daw

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... definition). But we won't know when the recession started until the NBER dates this current one. Wall Street sorely needs a spark to turn bearish sentiment around. Investors may have not long to wait. Next week's US presidential elections could be that ...