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ASFA warns govt against Super raid

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... that the government may be planning a tax grab from the country's $1.5 trillion superannuation savings pool to plug a surprise hole in the budget. Earlier in the month the government announced a series of proposed changes to superannuation taxation ...

On austerity, growth and expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
What grows when it's stimulated? No Stuart, I'm not thinking what you're thinking. According to Economics 101, economies tend to grow given enough stimulation. Forget Reinhart and Rogoff - last Friday they just did a Dijsselbloem (remember him? he ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... on Wall Street and a mixed performance on European markets as traders balanced political progress in Italy, with the surprise re-election of President Giorgio Napolitano, with disappointing earnings and housing data from the US. At 0737 AEST on Tuesday ...

Global cooling on carbon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... this will increase to A$25.40 -- all the while when the international price is around US$3.60 (A$3.74). It comes as no surprise therefore that you hear Australian businesses - led by the Business Council of Australia and the Australian Industry Group ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... losses during the morning, but stocks soon started falling. "Given the resource focus of the Australian market, it is no surprise to see us trading in red numbers today," CMC Markets senior trader Tim Waterer told AAP. "This afternoon the tone will be ...

Still opportunities for flexible bond managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... giant Amundi. Equity market volatility and the compression of bond yields around the world has made fixed income assets a surprise investment darling of the last thirty years. But with no more room for yields to fall and the US Federal Reserve considering ...

Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
An ill wind blew over this land girth by sea yesterday. Recall the 71,500 workers that found work in February - yes, that one...the one that's the biggest one month job gain since July 2000, the one that came in more than seven times market expectations ...

Brogden reaffirms campaign warning to politicians

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... Bill Shorten saying that it ended weeks of speculation. While he admitted the announcement had taken the industry by surprise and questioned the speed at which a decision was reached, he supported many of the proposals, particularly the raising of the ...

Most equity investors upping overseas exposure: survey

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... Two thirds - or 68.1% - believe the US market will offer the best international opportunity. The results may come as a surprise to many advisers who have long-standing love affair with Australian equities. "We have witnessed strong demand from investors ...

All eyes and ears on Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013