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Too much ado about Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
So what was the hulaballoo of the past two days all about? It's now looking like too much ado about Greece, and Portugal, and Spain, and... Smokin'! What worries me more is the 25 per cent increase in tobacco tax by Krudd and the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Cooper wants collectables banned from SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
SMSFs should be banned from including collectables and 'personal use' assets into their fund and will be subject to tougher penalties if they break the rules, according to the preliminary recommendations of the Cooper Review released today.In the SMSF ...

CalPERS fights BoA directors election

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
One of the biggest pension funds in the US, CalPERS, has opposed the re-election of six Bank of America directors who failed to fully disclose the true financial condition of Merrill Lynch before the controversial merger in September 2008. CalPERS will ...

Directors disqualified for 20 years

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
ASIC has disqualified six directors in the last three months from managing corporations for a combined 20 years, following their involvement in failed companies. Of these disqualified directors, three were from Victoria, two were from Queensland and ...

Don't put all eggs in China basket: Gonzalez

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
Emilio Gonzalez, chief executive at BT Investment Management (BT IM), is worried investors are placing too much emphasis on China's growth, which could have a significant impact on portfolios if the bet doesn't pay off. In his first external speech ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
The Australian dollar was lower at noon after a downgrade in the credit ratings of Greece and Portugal prompted investors to offload higher-yielding assets. At 1200 AEST, the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.9191/93, down 0.62 per cent from Tuesday's ...

Green shoots for unlisted investments

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
Unlisted investments may be entering the first stages of their recovery following a rise in global private equity fund raisings and surge in infrastructure investment placements, research found. Preqin, a researcher specialising in alternative investment ...

Commissions by another name

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
Luke Hartsuyker, opposition spokesperson for superannuation and corporate law, has labelled fee-for-service advice fees no better than commissions and said they wouldn't fix conflicts of interest. Hartsuyker made the statements while attempting to attack ...

Single-issue advice soars 59pc: ESI Super

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
Contrary to popular belief that Gen Yers are indifferent to their super savings, one super fund has recorded a 59 per cent jump in members seeking limited advice in the past three months. The fund recorded an increase in formal statements of advice ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
The Australian share market is set for a significantly weaker opening after Wall Street and European markets plunged due to worsening debt problems in Greece and Portugal. At 0748 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract ...