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Lucky in so many ways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... Reserve officials are getting impatient with the economy's sluggish growth and could take action as soon as 31 July. Classic, isn't it? This gives an iffy feeling what the Australian equity market will do today. Will it react to fresh fears about Europe ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... concerns over Spain and Greece; the European debt crisis is never far away," he said. "I think it's fair to say that Greece isn't meeting the terms of its bailout and the IMF (International Monetary Fund) has basically said if that's the case then they ...

NAB launches margin loan product for SMSFs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... can only contribute a small portion of the total fund value into NAB Super Lever. "This ensures the total value of the fund isn't held as security, which gives investors the ability to use it for other purposes such as mandatory pension obligations. ...

Not ugly enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... Irene - and oh, Uncle Ben too - know last month and the months before. That US economic growth remains on the slow lane - it isn't growing strongly (little progress on the jobless rate) but neither is it getting worse (hirings have been positive over ...

ISN releases super returns persistency report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
Industry Super Network (ISN) has released a report claiming there is persistence in super fund returns, but the analysis focusing on APRA's 'whole of fund' metrics limits the usefulness of the report's findings. Nonetheless, the report indirectly supports ...

Wins and losses in PC default super report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... superannuation industry players is largely as expected. Matt Linden, chief policy adviser at Industry Superannuation Network (ISN), said, "The Productivity Commission has recognised that the default funds named in modern awards have generally outperformed ...

Good one day, no good the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... be a rationale for last night's dip. The Supreme Court upheld Obamacare. Ho-hum. No, that too. It was widely expected and isn't it a boost for the healthcare sector? Third time lucky. Weekly jobless claims dropped by 6,000 heads last week to 386,000. ...

Go ahead Europe, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... seek approval from their euro brethrens before implementing fiscal and/or monetary policies. Sovereign and "seek approval" -- isn't this, what we call, an oxymoron? But never fear, Angela is here. Reuters reported German Chancellor Angela Merkel told ...

Fundamentally challenged

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... scheduled at the end of this month - the economy is not strong enough and has even downshifted. At the same time, the Fed isn't ready yet to issue fresh mints - the economy isn't weak enough. The Dow fell by 2.0%, the S&P 500 declined by 2.2% and the ...

BRIC slows on Europe woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... jumped to a euro area high of 7.28% last night. Boyoboyoboy. Spanish yields eased to around 7.16% at the close. But hey wait, isn't this above the magic 7% which markets consider as the "request for bailout" level?. But hey wait, hasn't Spain just been ...