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Return to surplus may hit big business

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
Likely cuts in concessions to business and a rushed return to surplus risks damaging softer sectors of the economy, according to Yasser El-Ansary, general manager, policy at the Institute of Chartered Accountants. "We have a strong economy, but a strong ...

Yes, no, I don't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
Those looking for a clearer picture of the state of the US economy will be forgiven for ending up none the wiser following last night's data releases out of America. On this one trading day alone, we witnessed precisely the reason behind Wall Street's ...

AIST appoints new president

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has appointed Cate Wood as its new president, replacing Gerard Noonan who will become deputy president, after completing the maximum two year tenure as the Institute's president. A current director ...

Stay or stay away this May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
I think somebody forgot to tell the equity market that it's already May. Remember May? The time of the year when investors should sell then go away. But instead we got this headline from Bloomberg, "Dow Rallies to Highest Level Since 2007... " The Dow ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
The Australian dollar has risen slightly after weakness following the Reserve Bank of Australia's official interest rate cut. The Australian market looks set to open higher, following the lead of Wall Street which rose on the back of better-than-expected ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's lead at the end of last week which closed up despite conflicting signals, as investors weighed disappointing economic news against reports of higher profits at big companies. At ...

Research warns super funds on reporting

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
Super fund members run the risk of being given the wrong information about the performance of their funds, according to a recent analysis by the Actuaries Institute. Recommendations, prepared for the actuarial profession and financial regulators, outline ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
Australian stocks have opened more than one per cent higher after a successful Spanish bond auction eased concerns over the euro zone debt crisis. At 1012 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 49.3 points, or 1.15 per cent, at 4,338.1 ...

What price surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
Whose fault is it anyway? New Greens leader Christine Milne has barely warmed the seat Bob Brown vacated last week and she's already off to a firing start. Don't blame Julia and Swan (and the Greens?), they've been locked in into delivering the "promised" ...

The Fed, the ECB and the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
Shoulda, woulda, coulda. Yes Virginia, there'll be a lot of people saying this to themselves this morning. Those who clicked on that button just because the "panic" crowd appeared to be, well, panicking. Some would even be kicking themselves as they ...