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Budget gets nod of approval from industry bodies

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
Superannuation industry bodies have responded positively to last night's federal budget, generally agreeing that there were no major surprises. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos praised the government ...

Financial markets give the budget a big yawn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... you see the strong positive lead from Wall Street and Europe overnight. The S&P 500 index ended more than 1% higher last night on optimism over rising optimism among small US businesses. The National Federation of Independent Business's (NFIB) optimism ...

Will stocks follow Fed exit to the exits?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... resting and taking in the view from the top you know. That's why Wall Streeter's could be forgiven for taking a breather last night but...in this case, they could be looking over their shoulders instead of enjoying the vista. They're putting their listening ...

Down, down, dollar down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... increased taxation and spending restraint/cuts that Australian Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan would deliver at tomorrow's Budget night. The 64 million dollar question is whether or not the A$ would be able to stay down long enough to reinvigorate the Australian ...

Not strong enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... real dinero. They must be thanking their lucky stars that Philadelphia Fed president Charles Plosser opened his gob last night and put the fear in the market eyes by reviving speculation of an earlier than expected Fed exit from QE. In a Bloomberg television ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... were not as good as those of the other major banks. "Certainly, the international (market) moves were very positive last night, so you would have thought we would have jumped out of the gate very strongly," Mr Heffernan said. "But it (the NAB result) ...

Rainmaker Excellence Awards 2013

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... shortlist of nominees, some entrants harnessed social media and looked at ways to innovate to win and retain clients. The awards night was hosted by TV veteran Richard Morecroft and Rainmaker Group managing director Christopher Page. More than 250 guests ...

RBA to raise rates in Wayne's world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... the RBA's surprise 50 bps reduction in the cash rate to 3.75% about this time last year handed down a week before Budget night. "Surpluses that provide a buffer against global uncertainty, and continue to give the RBA room to cut interest rates for families ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... estimated. The data pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 142.38 points, or 0.96 per cent, to 14,973.96 during Friday night trade. CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the upward revision in the US jobs numbers, in particular, gave investors ...

May Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... brethrens in the US and Europe and right on cue...we got a sprinkling of nasty data sets that sent Wall Street down last night, reminding you, I and Irene that this maybe another May to sell and go away. Not that we did any better. Australia's May first ...