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It's official, Rudd saved Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... percentage points - three times as much as mining." Mineral exports to China were still important, but were not enough to offset a broader slump in commodity exports at the time. But this has a flipside too. If it wasn't for the mining industry's exports ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
The Australian stock market was marginally lower at noon, with gains in the gold and telecoms sector offset by weakness among energy and utilities companies. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 6.7 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 4,262.5 ...

Asian small caps as emerging markets go mainstream

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... causing the problem. Sweeney said it is very difficult and quite expensive to hedge emerging market funds. "It's hard to offset the Egyptian currency (for example)," he said. Hunter Hall had recently released an Asian fund that was hedged, he said. Sweeney ...

Pensioner inflation hits 4.5%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
Pensioner living costs are up 4.5% for the past 12 months, compared to regular inflation for the general population which is up only 3.6% over the same period. The Australian Bureau of Statistics June 2011 Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... Australian share market recovered from earlier heavy loses to close flat after a better than expected profit from Telstra offset negative offshore leads. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 0.5 point, or 0.01 per cent, at 4,140.8, while the broader ...

SMSFs can use tax rule to save thousands conference told

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... assessable income. The assessable income brings the anti-detriment tax deductions back into play. The super fund can then offset the capital gains tax payable from the sale of assets with the ends result being a higher death benefit. The ruling now means ...

Now for the denominator

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... hard as national fiscal managers the world over tries to reduce the numerator (debt), it'd make no difference if this is offset by a diminishing in the denominator (GDP) as well. After all the hullabaloos that happened over the past fortnight, we'll ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... that net profits almost doubled to $US8.6 billion ($A7.83 billion) in April-June as improved income from high oil prices offset a drop in output. However its share price was slightly down 0.62 per cent at close. In Frankfurt, Volkswagen shed 4.17 per ...

Adviser fee structures hit the spotlight

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... interest," the site says. Bell told the 40 advisers present that if they have asset-based fees they need to think about how to offset that message to their clients. He reassured advisers that the younger generation would be happy to pay for advice. "I ...

Earnings up but jobs cut at State Street

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... investments and institutional lending. It is believed chief executive officer Joseph Hooley is trying to cut spending to offset this effect. State Street today announced a second-quarter earnings increase to US$2.49 billion in net revenue, an increase ...