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Fear is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... austerity only to give in to bond vigilantes. And so it will be for Italy, no matter who's at the helm. If the European Union or the European Central Bank or the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cannot make Italy toe the line on austerity, the bond ...

Credit unions mount 'social' battle against banks

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
The association representing credit unions and building societies is jumping on the election year to launch a new campaign designed to give bank customers a fairer deal. With the election only seven months away, industry body Abacus Australian Mutuals ...

Simple diversification better than 'smart beta'

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... economics woes gripping the euro zone. Dr Peter Westaway explained how probable different outcomes for the European Monetary Union were, concluding that while it is not "sexy" diversification is still the best option. "Don't position your portfolio like ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... stocks headed higher in opening trade after President Barack Obama laid out economic stimulus plans in his State of the Union address to Congress. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 2.91 points (0.02 per cent) at 14,021.61. ...

Big deal day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... ordinary day in the market's today folks. The only news being the long wait for US President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. According to Bloomberg, "He will make proposals for spending on infrastructure, clean energy and education, according ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... Australian market looks set to open higher following a flat start on Wall Street ahead of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. At 0640 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up nine points at 4,4935. In economic ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... investors took heart from upbeat Chinese and US economic data and EU leaders adopted a seven-year budget for the 27-member union. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies rose 0.78 per cent to 6,276.98 points in afternoon deals on Friday. Frankfurt's ...

Serpentine fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... Singapore's "Grand Master" Tan Khoon Yong: "This is a disaster year... a lot of things will not go smoothly...The European Union may split, the euro may be in trouble... the bloc would be threatened by division in May." Hong Kong astrologer Chow Hon-ming ...

Coalition wants fund governance changes: Fletcher

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... agendas. Using a public spat between construction industry superannuation fund CBUS and the Victorian branch of the CFMEU union as an example, Fletcher said currently the system could be exploited to secure political outcomes. He added that the CFMEU's ...

Public pension liabilities add to eurozone debt woes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
The size and complexity of European Union public pension liabilities masks the funding needs of member countries, according to new research by the EDHEC-Risk Institute. The institute says that Maastricht treaty debt-to-GDP targets are too simplistic ...