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Agribusiness needs careful planning

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
If you're thinking about investing in olives and almonds, timber and teak to cash in on the tax benefits, experts warn you need to invest with care. According to AXA head of strategy Robert Thomas, agribusiness may look like a portal of tax cost-slashing ...

ING A rejects munitions claims

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
ING Australia has hit back at claims that it invests in companies that manufacture cluster munitions, stating it applied strict standards that prevented investments in such practices and that it is already a signatory of the Equator Principles. Last ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks rallied sharply amid strong reports from retailers and data showed a surprising fall in weekly jobless claims. Energy stocks are expected to benefit from a large jump in the price ...

House prices volatile but chance of big fall lesson

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
Volatility is now beginning to show in house prices in Sydney and Melbourne but the chance of significant price falls is diminishing, according to RP Data/Rismark International. Recent fluctuations in the capital growth rates, where growth rates move ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
The Australian share market continued its run higher at noon, boosted by the financials after news that Babcock & Brown Power Ltd's refinancing of several million dollars of debt blew a fresh wave of confidence into the market. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after fears that US banks could be forced to raise more capital hit Wall St. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down 25 points at 5,583. Today, the Australian Bureau of ...

Allianz opens Mid East office and funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
Allianz Global Investors is opening an office in Bahrain and launching two Shariah compliant equity funds to extend its investment and product distribution capabilities to the oil rich countries of the Middle East. The Bahrain based Allianz office will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on stronger commodity prices and a mixed lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was up 15 points at 5,721. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases ...

Wash sales left to dry: GMK Centric

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2008
Financial planners, accountants and individual investors could face massive fines if they promote the use of 'wash sale' strategies to gain a tax break for their clients, warns chartered accountancy GMK Centric. A wash sale is when an investor buys ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2008
The Australian share market may open slightly lower after sharp declines in all industrial metals prices and falls in gold and oil are likely to weigh on resource stocks. Still, losses may be limited after US stocks gained overnight on an upward revision ...