How to protect your pension earnings
For those who receive an SMSF pension and want to retain the earnings tax exemption, time is of the essence for figuring out your minimum payment requirements.
Melbourne units face $1000 slug
Central Melbourne developers could be hit with new fee under new council proposal.
How SMSFs can help SME owners cut their tax
Self-managed super funds can provide effective tax-reduction strategies for small business owners.
Hard to justify holding Imdex
When it comes to mining services, it looks as if the rose coloured glasses have been handed from executives to analysts.
Overnight: Wall St mixed
Cautious optimism on global markets overnight, despite rising tensions in the Ukraine.
The big blue-chip stocks of tomorrow
Crispin Murray, the head of BT’s high-profile Australian equity funds team, explains where the next great stocks are and why he’s backing Rio Tinto over BHP.
Four super tips for small business owners
Many business owners work hard but are sacrificing a comfortable retirement by ignoring superannuation.
Australian Equity Indices
| Points | Change | % Change | Value | Volume |
| S&P;/ASX 200 | 5,549.4 | + 13.3 | + 0.24% | $ 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ALL ORDINARIES | 5,529.0 | + 12.9 | + 0.23% | $ 0.0 | 0.0 |
| S&P;/ASX 100 | 4,616.0 | + 10.6 | + 0.23% | $ 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SMALL ORDS | 2,180.4 | + 5.9 | + 0.27% | $ 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Currencies
| AUD | USD | EUR | JPY | GBP | |
| AUD |  |
0.924 | 0.6668 | 94.68 | 0.5495 |
| USD | 1.0818 |  |
0.7217 | 102.47 | 0.5946 |
| EUR | 1.4988 | 1.3853 |  |
141.97 | 0.8239 |
| JPY | 0.0106 | 0.0098 | 0.0070 |  |
0.0058 |
| GBP | 1.8187 | 1.6812 | 1.2132 | 172.27 |  |
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Shares
Spotless IPO calls for caution
Group to raise approximately $1 billion in initial public offering after rapid turnaround.
Asciano on right track
Forward looking investors would be wise to examine some developments at the group.
Should you sell in May?
Investors mull case for selling shares on the cusp of the critical Australian bank reporting season.
Property
How to make money off the plan
Australia is currently gripped by rapid sales of off-the-plan apartments, with new unit approvals hitting record levels.
Median Melbourne property price hits $600,000
Record mark follows a solid March quarter and despite signs of a slowing market.
Nine city suburbs expected to fire up
There’s no magic formula to investing in the right places, but there are trends.
Topics
Fixed Income
Is the market getting too comfortable with yield?
You know risk is back on the table when everyone is lining up to buy junk bonds.
Japanese bonds to drive $A
Asset shift at world’s largest pension fund could exacerbate pressure on the Australian dollar.
Risk takers scoop up mortgage bonds
Global debt investors pile into sub-prime Australian mortgages in search of higher returns.
Specialist Investments
How to be your own fund manager
ETFs give investors access to equity, bond and commodity markets across the world.
Fundies forced offshore for gold exposure
Consolidation in local mining is creating a serious shortage of investment opportunities.
Gold’s rise running out of puff
Gold stocks are up and about in 2014, but there are doubts over how far the rally has to go.
Topics
Market Intelligence
Debt levy to start at $80k
Plan to bring the budget back to surplus will take 1 per cent off workers in the 37¢ tax bracket.
Strong stocks in sick sectors
Investors face slim pickings in a distressed market, says Lincoln.
Two childcare stocks to watch
There have been signs in the past few weeks that the childcare landscape may have changed.
Superannuation
Five reasons why you must take control of your SMSF
Getting the right advice on how to structure and use SMSF funds is now more important than ever.
How SMSFs can help SME owners cut their tax
Self-managed super funds can provide effective tax-reduction strategies for small business owners.
Four super tips for small business owners
Many business owners work hard but are sacrificing a comfortable retirement by ignoring superannuation.
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New Investor
How to protect your pension earnings
For those who receive an SMSF pension and want to retain the earnings tax exemption, time is of the essence for figuring out your minimum payment requirements.
Veda Group is still underrated
Brokers upgrade their outlook but they’re selling the company short.
Disappointment too frequent for Paladin
There appears to be no limit to the stock’s ability to consistently underperform.