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Grant Samuel Epoch tops global shares survey

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... Watt said that the end of the 'shadow banking system', the ongoing unwinding of excess leverage and the government intervention all have an impact on what metrics investors should look at when buying stocks. "Return on equity (ROE) will decline either ...

Perennial bears the bear

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... rise. Coincidence or not, the first seven trading days of October - before the bail-outs and worldwide government intervention - a record US$31 billion flew out of US equity mutual funds too. Thomas said that their research shows that dividend yields ...

Govt policies block choice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... sufficiently worthwhile, it will attract funds including from superannuation funds, without the need for Government intervention." While Senator Sherry has argued that the Government's proposed changes are meant to ensure retirees are in super funds ...

RMBS market on brink of collapse

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The RMBS market is in danger of collapsing and - without government intervention - consumers may be left at the mercy of the big banks as the only remaining mortgage lenders. "The RMBS market is dying on the vine," said Greg Medcraft, chief executive ...

Canadian RMBS not the answer: S&P

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... emerging that the market was on its journey back to recovery. This, in turn, should negate the need for government intervention as the market acclimatises itself to a post sub-prime environment. "Australia has very well-developed mortgage and fixed-income ...

We knew it all along: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
... strain on national infrastructure; prompted calls for structural adjustment assistance and other forms of government intervention; while at the same time, raised both the inflationary consequences and the opportunity cost of government activity; boosted ...

AWU campaigns for opt-in super

... contribution to superannuation is simply insufficient to provide adequate retirement benefits, so any Australian government intervention to turn the tax cuts into retirement savings and provide extra government incentives to push up our superannuation ...

Renewable energy needs super aid

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... and technological advancement in a relatively short period from the private sector, supported by active government intervention and incentives such as tax offsets for investment in R&D and commercialisation of renewable-energy technology." According ...

Why only bank fees in government sights?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
If government intervention is warranted to fix bank fees and grocery costs and monitor fuel prices, then it can't too long until super fund transfers feel the same blowtorch. As part of the government's inflation attack strategy, Treasurer Wayne Swan ...

Avoid mistakes and we'll minimise regulation: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2007
... yesterday's meeting for the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) in Canberra. "This means if you want less government intervention then please regulate yourselves. Bring in performance benchmarks and codes of conduct. This is the way of the future." ...