Industry authority launches ETF Global Insight

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Award-winning ETF authority, Deborah Fuhr, together with her long-established team, announced today the formation of ETF Global Insight, an independent research and consultancy firm aimed at providing services to the... Read more continue reading
24 Feb 2012

TAL is the AFA/Plan for Life’s 2011 Life Company of the Year

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As well as taking the top award TAL also took out the Life Insurance/Total and Permanent Disability (Life/TPD) product award and was runner up in three other categories: the Trauma... Read more continue reading
23 Feb 2012

The CommSec 30/40/50 project

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Many Australian consumers complain about the high cost of living. But more than likely you would hear the same complaint if you went back 30 years ago or even 50... Read more continue reading
22 Feb 2012

Greece & Europe – what’s the risk of a break up?

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Logic argues against a euro-zone break up given the costs to countries that exit. Nevertheless, a disorderly Greek default is a high risk, but at least Europe is becoming being... Read more continue reading
20 Feb 2012

Weekly economic & market update

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The “yes we have a deal no we don’t” regarding Greece’s latest bailout negotiations raged on again over the last week, resulting in a volatile ride for risk assets like... Read more continue reading
20 Feb 2012

More jobs but outlook still murky

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Employment rose by 46,300 in January after a revised 35,700 fall in December (previously reported as a 29,300 decline). Economists had expected a 10,000 lift in jobs. Healthy mix in... Read more continue reading
17 Feb 2012

What’s next for Indian equities?

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Indian equities disappointed investors in 2011 with one of the worst performances among emerging markets. The combination of a slowing global environment and slowdown in India’s domestic economic activity led... Read more continue reading
16 Feb 2012

Confidence levels pick up

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The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence rose by 4.1 per cent in February to a reading of 101.1. Sentiment levels are still down 5.2 per cent on a year... Read more continue reading
16 Feb 2012

Record number of firms shun finance

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The NAB business confidence index rose from +3.1 to +4.0 in January, below the long-run average of +6.4.  Business conditions improved from +0.1 to +2.1, below the long-run average of... Read more continue reading
15 Feb 2012

Are dividend yields sustainable?

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With declining bank term deposit rates, there has been increasing interest in dividend yields as a source of income for investors. But how do you determine how sustainable dividend yields... Read more continue reading
15 Feb 2012