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Tsipras has a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... Greenspan, in his recent interview with the BBC, said: "I don't think it will be resolved without Greece leaving the eurozone". Ben Ong (hey, that's moi), wrote in this space in February 2012 and saidA in an interview with SBS the following day, that ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following a weak lead from Wall Street amid growing concerns of a Greek debt default. At 0828 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was down seven points at 5,753. In a rousing policy ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
The sharemarket is weaker as a sharp drop in Chinese imports weighs down the mining giants. Australia's biggest trading partner China has posted its sharpest slide in imports in more than five years, with the news threatening to end 12 consecutive sessions ...

AMP Capital buys Sydney hospital

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
AMP Capital has closed a deal to buy Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital and Community Health Services Public Private Partnership (PPP) Project from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Under the agreement, the asset manager will own the hospital until ...

Future Generation fund makes $618k for charities

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
Future Generation Investment (FGX) will be able to donate $618,000 to charities after six months trading on the Australian Securities Exchange. The philanthropic fund gives investors exposure to 15 funds managed by 14 of Australia's top fund managers ...

SMSF sector enters next phase

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
The self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector is entering the stage of maturity as benefit payments surpass contributions for the first time. This industry tipping point was confirmed with the recent release of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) statistical ...

It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
It's raining jobs...A hallelujah... it's raining jobs! Yes Virginia, I'm sure that you too are excited (and you can't hide it) seeing the latest instalment of the US non-farm payrolls report that showed most measures up. It was all up for the US labour ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher despite Wall Street losing ground after US stocks initially lifted on good jobs figures. At 0813 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was up six points points at 5,758. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... the upward momentum has been tempered by the Reserve Bank of Australia's quarterly statement. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said investors interpreted the RBA's statement as suggesting the pressure to lower interest rates further was not as ...

La Trobe Pooled Mortgages Option gets record rating

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
Credit specialist fund manager La Trobe Financial has been awarded a 'Superior 4 A1/4' star rating by SQM Research (SQM) for its Pooled Mortgages Option. This is the highest rating ever awarded in the mortgage sector by SQM. The fund's Pooled Mortgage's ...