AFR monday  Paul Xiradis Fund Manager profile 14th November 2015 Photo by Louise Kennerley afr

Blue-chips 'pretty hard to beat'

Paul Xiradis's Active Equity Fund is returning 11.1 per cent a year since it began 18 years ago. He still thinks blue chips are good value.

'Am I scared? Of course I am nervous'

As blood bank computer systems collapse under the weight of new donations, the French are now legitimately worrying about follow-up attacks.

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In France the enemy is within

In France the enemy to a significant extent, is within, and therein lies the enormous challenge for French security.

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Turnbull downplays refugee fears

The PM has sought to ease fears after Tony Abbott said the Paris attackers could have hidden among Syrian refugees.

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