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Unthinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
... be allowed to use "extraordinary measures" to extend borrowing beyond that date, as it has done in the recent past". Surprise, surprise. Not exactly the ideal deal outcome but 'twas good enough for Wall Street. Good because it would allow incoming Fed ...

The (brief) shining

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
The Australian stock market has opened lower, giving up some of the significant gains made during Thursday's rally. The market hit a new five year high on Thursday as investors welcomed the US Federal Reserve's decision to continue with its economic ...

QE infinity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013

Surprise tapering delay boosts Australian shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
The Federal Open Market Committee's surprise decision not to begin tapering its stimulus measures has brought a fresh wave of confidence to Australian investors, according to industry experts. Federal Reserve chairman Ban Bernanke said the US would ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher after the US Federal Reserve surprised investors by deciding to continue with its $US85 billion-a-month stimulus scheme. The All Ordinaries had jumped 59.7 points, or 1.14 per cent, to 5,290.1 after opening ...

ASIC's SMSF report being misread

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
... SuperIQ said, "If you have less than $200,000 a SMSF is going to be more expensive that an APRA [regulated] fund - no big surprise [as] this is consistent with ASIC's previous guidance. There are reasons you might still want to use an SMSF but it wouldn't ...

EQT makes last attempt to attract TRU shareholders

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
In a last attempt to attract The Trust Company shareholders to its buyout proposal, Equity Trustees (EQT) has extended its offer for the company. The announcement arrives after this week The Trust Company board recommended its shareholders to reject ...

NAB delays staff salary increases

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013
While ANZ, Commonwealth Bank and Westpac have recently agreed to improve employees' working conditions, National Australia Bank's (NAB's) answer to the Financial Services Union (FSU) demands was "mean and disappointing." The FSU said that NAB offered ...

NGS Super rethinks ESG as green option flops

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
NGS Super is launching a new socially responsible investment option that will screen out tobacco, armaments and pornography, after its green shares option failed to attract sufficient interest. NGS Super chief executive Anthony Rodwell-Ball said that ...