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Tomorrow comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
Investors may love Wall Street more today than yesterday... but not as much as tomorrow. This was the conclusion you read on this space yesterday. And boy, investors surely loved much more today (yesterday's tomorrow). But lest I get accused on insider ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
The Australian market has received strong, positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with key indices on Wall Street and in Europe clearly higher. Oil and precious metals fell, as investors turned away from their search for safe havens. On the ...

ASIC withdraws property fund licence

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... reporting obligations under the Coprorations Act 2001. Devgroup agreed to the licence cancellation and has until August 31 to close the four unlisted funds, based in Western Australia. Devgroup raised finance in 2008 to invest in funds with interests ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... interest rate hikes and inflation fears. At 1700 GMT, German yields reached 3.195 per cent from 3.177 per cent at Tuesday's close, while the French 10-year OAT rate hit 3.578 per cent from 3.559 per cent. Adding to the mix, Standard & Poor's warned that ...

Super heavyweights reach out to younger members

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) hosted a roundtable for superannuation heavyweights yesterday as it prepares for its sponsorship of Youth Week in April, aimed at engaging younger Australians and their super. Held yesterday, the forum involved representatives ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... ASX 24, the March 10-year bond futures contract price was 94.465 (implying a yield of 5.535 per cent), down from Monday's close of 94.500 (5.500 per cent). The March three-year bond futures contract price was at 94.860 (5.140 per cent), down from 94.900 ...

Super industry warned of hack attacks

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... payment data, don't keep it," he said. Secondly, outsource data management to firms who can secure it properly. Thirdly, pay close attention to hiring the right data administrator - pay a proper wage to a highly skilled professional and make sure they ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight. Wall St is generally higher, as are European and Asian indices. Precious metals and industrial are higher, but oil is down. On the ASX 24 at 0849 AEDT, the March share ...

Queen Qaddafi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
Oil is the word, is the word, is the word. Yup there's no turning the pages of the political, economic and financial news without seeing the letters O-I-L these days. And all because of "Queen" Qaddafi's (UK's The Telegraph reported that he "pleaded ...

SMSFs increase reliance on ETFs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... around 25 per cent to 50 per cent. According to Drew Corbett, head of investment and distribution at BetaShares, there was close to $5 billion worth of ETF products invested in the Australian market in July 2010. Corbett noted that the GFC has boosted ...