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Treasury heavy handed on portfolio disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... then that's actually the point," he said. While Australia's biggest fund, AustralianSuper, declined to comment for this story because they are in the process of revamping portfolio disclosure methods, they have long been considered a market leader in ...

Gen Y's more financially independent

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... independent from their parents, possibly helped along by a softer housing market. For many baby boomers, it's a different story with some unable to give their children financial help even if they want to with only 20% of respondents expecting to provide ...

Go ahead Europe, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... since January - from a "downwardly" revised 64.4 in the previous month. I'll bet my right eyeballs this would be the banner story had Wall Street ended in the red last night. If you want to talk about an improving US economy, there was better good news ...

Fundamentally challenged

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... economy isn't weak enough. The Dow fell by 2.0%, the S&P 500 declined by 2.2% and the Nasdaq lost 2.4%. It was a similar story for commodities: Gold dropped by 2%, silver 3.6%, copper 2.2%, oil 2.1%. (As an aside, the Fed would still be unmoved by the ...

Australia lags on commodities investments

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... incredibly popular, which tells us they will get off the ground here," said Steadman. "In Australia I think there's probably the story that first - it's a less recognised asset class in terms of how you should allocate, regardless of the product category ...

Fidelity: Equities still a long-term option

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... yield and then wake up in five years and maybe have made some money on the underlying equity as well. "That's an exciting story when the alternative is to leave your money in the bank where after inflation you'll probably get a negative return. "Or buy ...

Still a guessing game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... reports and media interpretations of these new stories have become as volatile as the financial markets themselves. Take this story from Bloomberg - taken an hour apart - for instance: 6:07 AM (AEST): "The S&P 500 extended its slump to a level considered ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... $8.59 after James Packer started lobbying for former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett take Echo Entertainment's chairman John Story's spot on the board. Echo's shares declined 0.5 cents to $4.345. Shares in Programmed Maintenance Services gained eight ...

Bad news? What bad news?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... yields on debt securities issued by the just downgraded Swedish banks - Nordea and Handelsbanken - dropping. It's a similar story in Norway -- the Oslo SE OBX index climbed by 0.6% and its 10-year bond yield declined by two basis points. "Get behind ...

Investors focus on Russian consumer stocks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... regional investment house East Capital said that although oil and gas stocks often dominate headlines, the Russian consumer story is an interesting one showing significant potential compared with other emerging markets. According to Hanson-Lawson, 63% ...