Monday, May 14th, 2012
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) recently released taxation statistics for the 2009/10 financial year. The data had a lot of good information, some of which was touched on in last week’s blog however, this week we will be specifically looking at rental income and deductions associated with property investment.
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Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
Investors will be sceptical that Westpac's new growth strategy, expected to be announced with its results, can deliver without increasing costs. But the bank is pinning great hopes on Brian Hartzer. 30 Apr 2012 8:12 AM
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Monday, August 1st, 2011
Wall Street has slipped for the third day in a row as investors sold technology stocks and as debt talks between US politicians again failed to reach an outcome.
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Small investors are pleased two directors of stock-broking firm Opes Prime will serve time behind bars, but many believe the ANZ Bank and the regulators bear even more responsibility for wiping out their life savings.
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Monday, July 25th, 2011
Concerns that US politicians will not reach an agreement to raise the debt ceiling have led the local share market to its biggest fall in two weeks. The sell-off was widespread, with only 19 of the top 200 companies making gains, as investors shied away from riskier assets.
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Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
Local investors moved out of risky assets like shares after news the operator of Japan's crippled nuclear plant upgraded the severity of the disaster to seven, the same level as Chernobyl.
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Monday, April 4th, 2011
A strong pick-up in employment in the United States was the main catalyst for local share market and currency gains, as investors bet on further strength in the global recovery.
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
The head of the ASIC says it has been vindicated by a court ruling that iron ore miner Fortescue misled investors.
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Monday, January 17th, 2011
The Australian share market reversed course in morning trade, losing 0.3 per cent by noon as investors digested the possible economic effects of floods in Queensland, Victoria and NSW.At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 16.3 points lower, by 0.34 per cent, at 4,785.2 points, while the broader All ...
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Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon as investors sold stocks amid uncertainty about the impact of Queensland's flood crisis on the economy.At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 12.4 points, or 0.26 per cent, at 4,699.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 12.9 points, ...
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