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Women without kids still at super disadvantage

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
Women amass substantially less super than men, regardless of whether or not they have children, according to a new research paper by the Australian Institute. The paper, entitled 'What's choice got to do with it?' found that even if women work full ...

SFG to look at WHK acquisition after reporting season

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
SFG Australia will revisit a WHK Group acquisition after reporting season, even though it withdrew an initial proposal on May 2013. A SFGA spokesperson told Financial Standard that the company has not completely lost interest on a potential WHK merger ...

The tale of two PMIs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013

Nothing below seven percent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Move on people, nothing to see here. Wall Street's up - or down - depending on which index you follow. Not surprisingly, Bloomberg's gone with the one that sells more eyeballs - the bad news that is. "S&P 500 Falls as Investors Weigh Earnings, Fed Stimulus". ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a mixed close on Wall Street and after a second consecutive day in which the S&P/ASX200 index closed above 5,000. At 0812 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was ...

Trust Company still recommending Perpetual proposal

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
The Trust Company continues to recommend the Perpetual proposal to acquire the 100% of its shares after independent expert Ernst & Young analysed the synergies of a potential merger with Equity Trustees (EQT). The board of The Trust Company said it ...

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
It's another trading day for the record books on Wall Street. And this despite last night's weak reports - existing home sales fell by 1.2% to a less than expected 5.1 million annualised rate in June and the Chicago Fed National Activity Index remained ...

Generation Y busts SMSF age myth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
Increasing numbers of people under 30 are setting up - or plan to set up - self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), according to a new study by Macquarie Bank and the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). The study found that 8.1% of ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
Australian stocks have opened stronger following news China will lift controls on lending interest rates. The ASX200 index is back above 5000 points as the market rebounds from Friday's losses. IG market strategist Chris Weston said the market received ...

Pengana eyes reporting season short-selling opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
The upcoming start of the reporting season serves up an opportunity to short companies likely to post disappointing results, according to Pengana Captial market neutral portfolio manager Phillip Boustridge. Market neutral equity strategies combine long ...