I WAS at a function the other night where the Treasurer, Peter Costello, sang the praises of the Howard Government in bringing in a trade surplus for the first time since John Gorton was Prime Minister.
DR Shane Oliver from AMP Henderson’s has looked at the state of the world at large. His initial feeling is that the global economy is experiencing its first synchronised downswing since 1982.
DENNIS Mahoney is the chief economist for the BNP Paribas Group. His is an opinion that is well respected and highly regarded, particularly by this columnist.
THE Australian Securities and Investments Commission is the regulator of the Managed Funds Industry and related financial markets. In that role, its main focus will always be the regulation of unscrupulous operators and scam perpetrators.
JUNE was an interesting month. At a time when the general consensus of opinion was that we were seeing a slowing economy, we suddenly were hit with a raft of figures that introduced to economists the “wow” factor.
I FEEL better knowing that I am not the only person in WA who feels older. According to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures, there has been a surge in the number of people aged 85 and over in WA, with women outnumbering
THE year to date has been a tough one. The shakeout in technology stocks and weaker global economic growth has created a difficult environment for world sharemarkets.
DURING the past week we have seen the key gauge of commodity prices, the CRB Futures Index, hit a 17-month low, housing starts fall 2.7 per cent to an 18-year low and tourist arrivals fall 7.7 per cent. What does all this mean for us in Australia?
WITH globalisation and similar issues being paramount in the discussions of a number of people and groups, it is an opportune time to look at whether the choice of country in an investment decision is important.
THE number of small businesses in WA has grown 9 per cent to 116,300 in the seven months from September to MayAccording to a Small Business Development Corporation
THERE was a time when the words “hedge fund” would cause a severe twitch and perhaps a raising of the eyebrows of most advisers, and certainly among clients.
