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Beauty in(foreign) beholders' eyes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... 9.4% appreciation since 1 July 2014 - when the A$ peaked at US$0.9482 - but because of the dollar-A's 17.8% depreciation versus the greenback since, the All Ords has cheapened by 10.1% over the same period in foreign investors' eyes. Confirming again ...

Government urged to leave super taxation alone

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... billion self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector, Mason reminded delegates of the outperformance of the majority of funds versus funds regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) between 2008 and 2012 and said it was a sector of which ...

BOJ optimistic as forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... hovering above the 18,000-point mark - the highest in seven years; and certainly, not with the yen still going down, down versus the greenback (at the time the BOJ held its meeting). Besides, the BOJ is as optimistic as ever. "With regard to the outlook ...

Stimulate or deflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... increasing to 1.96% in 2017 and 2.15% the year after. Two years??? Then there's China where consumer prices dropped to 0.9% versus the target 3.5% and December's 1.5% rate. More, producer prices have fallen for the 35th straight month in January. Need ...

Decline in practice valuations bottoms out

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... businesses generally sold for higher multiples than small practices with a mix of revenue - 2.6 to 3.2 times recurring revenue versus 2.4 to 3.1 times for city practices. Larger practices have sold for between five and seven times EBITDA in the city ...

Zenith recommends Perpetual, Australian Property funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... LLP's London-based global value team. Zenith highlighted that Perpetual adopts a more concentrated investment strategy versus Wellington. Wellington's funds typically held between 50 and 110 stocks, while under Perpetual's approach the funds will typically ...

Taylor rules the RBA just right

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... facto' easing. From its 2014 peak to the end of January this year, the A$ has weakened by 17.5% against the US$, 10.2% versus the yen, 9.8% against sterling, 4.7% versus the euro and 11.9% on a trade weighted basis. It's like what Bruce Lee termed, "the ...

Gen Y saving habits reveal advice opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... were in the 12 months prior. That compares to just 24% of all survey respondents. On average they saved $943 each month versus $908 for the rest of the population. And yet, Gen Ys are most likely to say they find dealing with money 'stressful and overwhelming' ...

Think of China as the new America

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... effect on global growth and it is likely to provide "a cushion" to China's slowing economy. "We used to talk about a hard versus a soft landing in China, but falling oil prices could boost its economy as much as 1%. So the debate is now soft landing ...

AMCIL suffers short-term performance dip

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... ResMed, the company said. "Importantly given our investment horizon, AMCIL's 5 year portfolio return is 8.7% per annum versus the Index at 6.8% per annum. For those investors who can take full advantage of the franking credits generated from the Company's ...