Sharemarket lifts as dark clouds dissipate

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A stellar start to 2013…the S&P/ASX 200 has lifted by 8.3 per cent in the first 48 days of 2013. If the sharemarket keeps up this pace, it will rise... Read more continue reading

van Eyk:Beware New Year crystal ball gazing

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Financial advisers and investors should think carefully before acting on the latest round of New Year predictions for economies and markets, van Eyk Head of Strategic Research Jonathan Ramsay cautions. ... Read more continue reading

SPAA wants ‘broken’ excess contributions tax system fixed

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Speaking at the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia’s 9th national conference in Melbourne, Technical Director Peter Burgess says: “The system designed to discourage individuals from paying superannuation in excess of... Read more continue reading

The US is imposing austerity

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Portugal’s President Anibal Cavaco Silva warns about the great threat his country faces; the spending cuts and tax increases imposed by Portugal’s rescuers. He warns that the austerity conditions tied... Read more continue reading

Specialist advisers critical to helping SMSFs expand investment horizons

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Financial planners will play an ever more critical role in educating self managed super fund trustees about the benefits of asset diversification during 2013, according to the third annual Intimate... Read more continue reading

Cash loses appeal for SMSFs in favour of fixed interest and property

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Falling interest rates in the December 2012 quarter saw self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees decrease their cash holdings in favour of fixed interest and direct property investments, according to the... Read more continue reading

Global investing: the world is now a better place

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  The world is now a better place to invest from an equity perspective than it has been since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), according to US-based, global investment manager,... Read more continue reading

Does the Year of the Snake really sssspell disaster for stock markets?

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 It’s Chinese New Year and as the Year of Dragon gives way to the Year of the Snake, superstitious investment managers are no doubt harbouring feelings of trepidation.  After all, according... Read more continue reading

A new bull market in shares?

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After recent strong gains, shares are overbought and vulnerable to a correction. February is often a soft month with risks regarding Italy, Spain, the US budget and earnings results in... Read more continue reading

Threadneedle asset allocation update

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Mark Burgess, Chief Investment Officer at Threadneedle Investments, comments on the markets and why Threadneedle retains an overweight position to risk assets. “Looking back on 2012, it would be fair... Read more continue reading