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Read between the headlines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
Thankfully, the Obama mania that gripped the printed and electronic headlines around the world before and during his inauguration as the 44th President of the United States has drowned the negative media spin on the outlook for the domestic economy. ...

LGSS fixes pricing error

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
The Local Government Superannuation Scheme has addressed a unit pricing error that occured in the September quarter last year, according to a fund statement. LGSS issued a statement in December noting that there had been a tax error that occurred with ...

Dealer groups bank on strong balance sheets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
Key dealer groups Australian Financial Services, The Salisbury Group and Snowball step up to explain their business models after the Storm Financial collapse. While Storm Financial is one of hundreds of dealer groups in the market, its troubles stemming ...

Rainmaker coverage tops 25,000 options

Rainmaker has just completed a major research expansion, boosting the investment option coverage in its online adviser and super fund web software to a massive 25,000 investment options. Andrew Keevers, Rainmaker associate director of research, said ...

The day after tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
Tomorrow is the inauguration of Mr. Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. What does the day after tomorrow hold? Long before this event, the media had already been speculating on what First Lady-elect Michelle Obama would be wearing ...

AWM consolidates RSE licences

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
Australian Wealth Management has rationalised the number of RSE licences it holds, which means Spectrum Super, AustChoice Super and MAP Superannuation Fund among others will operate under two licences. As a result, SMF Funds Management will drop its ...

Jacobson departs Kaplan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
Warren Jacobson, Kaplan Professional Australia chief executive, has resigned from the professional education provider. Jacobson announced his resignation on December 11 which became effective at the end of last year to "explore new opportunities". Kaplan ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
The Australian share market was weaker at noon as local stocks had their biggest fall so far this year. There were heavy losses in both the resources and financial sectors after US stocks plunged overnight on more concerns over the depth of the recession. ...

Cognacs and chocolates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
In spite of the best wishes for good tidings for the New Year, sorrows and trouble abound. The global financial crisis shows no signs of abating. The global economic future looks glum. Yet Americans are unable to afford their usual psychological crutches ...

The January effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
Where's the January effect when you need it most? Wikipedia describes this stock market phenomenon best: "The January effect is the tendency of the stock market to rise between December 31 and the end of the first week in January. There are many theories ...