G20 – Did I do that? Thursday, 24th Jul 2013 After initiating the decimation of the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) regime in Australia, Mr Chris Bowen, our current Treasurer, raced off to Moscow to attend the G20 Finance Ministers Meeting over last weekend. These meetings are the forerunners of ... Read more
America — The Lone Ranger by Clime Asset Management
Thursday, 18th Jul 2013 A recent holiday to the USA and the United Kingdom stimulated one thought in my mind – how insignificant Australia has become, once again. For a brief period as the world emerged from the GFC, it was clear that Australia had managed its way through the world ... Read more
Sharemarket dividends or bank savings? There’s no contest
DateMay 9, 2013 Michael Pascoe So you're a self-funded retiree cursing the Reserve Bank for cutting interest rates. Don't. If the RBA has forced you to realise your term deposits are duds, the mandarins have done you a favour. Savers dependent on fixed interest have been ... Read more
Food for Thought
Australian food needs a Chinese flavour Jackson Hewett4 hours ago2 Industries Agribusiness Economy China Martin Jacques, a leading British academic who wrote a best-selling book called When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and ... Read more
Gold Pricing
The curious incident of gold in 2012-13 Alan Kohler1 hour ago1 Markets To paraphrase the Sherlock Holmes yarn, Silver Blaze: “(Mr Holmes) is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention? “Yes, the curious incident of gold in ... Read more
Greenspan's bullish, time to sell Steve Keen1 Apr, 2:17 PM2 Economy Markets ASX Financial Markets Stock markets are booming — not only in USA and Australia where economic growth is positive, but even in economies still locked in the ... Read more
Stanford Graduate School of Business What an amazing place, Stanford University! We had the likes of Charles O’Reilly and Bill Barnett present to us during the 6 day Leadership Program run at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Charles O’Reilly was one of the people responsible ... Read more
Emotional investing Investors of all ages are, understandably, asking questions about how long market uncertainty will last and the effect it will have on their superannuation and investments. It's a common reaction in times like these to consider more defensive assets such as cash. ... Read more
Beating investor bias Why do so many investors buy at the top of the market, only to sell at the bottom? This and other questions answered by behavioural economics. Is there better value offshore? With local share and property markets in the doldrums, and the Australian dollar ... Read more
Get set for a Greek default By Michael Collins, Investment Commentator at Fidelity January 2013 An event looms over the global economy that many Greeks, policymakers worldwide and investors see as almost inevitable. That event is a Greek default. People think a default is coming ... Read more