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Good US housing news is real good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
"Property is the fruit of labor; property is desirable; it is a positive good in the world." -- Abraham Lincoln Yes Virginia, property is good and an improving property market is good for the economy. Now do you still wonder why Ben Bernanke is doing ...

Economic indicators defy equities upside: Schroders

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
Equities remain an attractive investment despite a dismal global growth forecast, an over-inflated Aussie dollar and unprecedented levels of developed world government debt, according to Schroders' Andrew Fleming. The deputy head of Australian equities ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Wednesday BHP - BHP BILLITON LTD - up 41 cents, or 1.24 per cent, at $33.48 BHP Billiton increased production of most of its resources in the first quarter of the financial year, and has maintained ...

Threadneedle makes four new hires

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012

It's raining, it's pouring good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
Move on people, nothing to see here, just more of the same - a continuation of the flow of eco stats and surveys and developments that are surprising on the upside. It's still early days to go gangnam (hey, sexey leydey) but we may be witnessing the ...

Jingling bells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
"Just hear those sleigh bells jinglin', ring ting tinglin' too" - Sleigh Ride There's really not much to add to what I've written yesterday -- Xmas must really be coming in early this year. Just look at all those wonderful set of numbers released over ...

Special bond issues could fix unaffordable housing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
Affordable housing advocates are proposing a new special purpose housing investment bond program help to kick-start new owner-occupier housing developments. In August the Australians for Affordable Housing (AAH) organisation released a four-point plan ...

IQPC conference tackles operational risk

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
The IQPC Financial Services Operational Risk and Compliance conference in early December is designed to help advisers assess risk, get the most from their budget and develop strategies to overcome the challenges posed by regulatory change. Recent scandals ...

Treats not threats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
Huh? Halloween already? It certainly felt that way last week, didn't it? It was the week when the spooks went out a-haunting. The Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund were out like a three-headed monster, singing ...

Non-aligned advisers driving new platforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
There are now an estimated 5,300 non-aligned financial advisers in Australia, a figure that has been revised upwards by Rainmaker in response to recent takeovers and expanding research coverage. This new figure equates to 29% of advisers of Australia ...