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Web opinions are like butts. Everyone has one!
What I love and hate about the internet is that it has made everyone a commentator!
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Switzer Daily
Investor signposts: week beginning November 29 2015
Next Tuesday the board of the RBA meets. But while an “easing bias” exists, this is more of an insurance policy.
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Will he stay or will he go?
The main danger for the Prime Minister does not come from the Labor Party, but from the man he replaced.
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Goodbye to the macho men
Malcolm Turnbull is not a macho man. He’s intelligent and mindful of what he says and that’s a good thing given the current global nervousness and all this talk of World War 3.
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Slater and Gordon: The ambulances are circling
Everyone but Slater and Gordon seemed to see the regulatory impacts not just on the horizon, but already underway.
Today on Switzer
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Local markets fades into red
The Australian share market has fallen slightly, with no lead from US markets or any other major driver.
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Web opinions are like butts. Everyone has one!
What I love and hate about the internet is that it has made everyone a commentator!
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Will he stay or will he go?
The main danger for the Prime Minister does not come from the Labor Party, but from the man he replaced.
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Investor signposts: week beginning November 29 2015
Next Tuesday the board of the RBA meets. But while an “easing bias” exists, this is more of an insurance policy.
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Goodbye to the macho men
Malcolm Turnbull is not a macho man. He’s intelligent and mindful of what he says and that’s a good thing given the current global nervousness and all this talk of World War 3.
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5 things you need to know today
Woolworths to re-think Masters business, Slater and Gordon hit by UK laws and set-back for Brookfield in Asciano takeover bid.
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David Bates
David Bates of Workforce Guardian talks to Peter about his thoughts on current Fair Work laws. (Broadcast Tuesday 24 November 2015).
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Arnold Donald
CEO of Carnival, Arnold Donald, joins the show to talk about the company's Sydney Harbour event and his confidence in the Australian market. (Broadcast Wednesday 25 November 2015).
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Ross Walker
Can three-to-four cups of coffee a day be good for us? Dr Ross Walker talks to Peter about the consensus on the topic. (Broadcast Wednesday 25 November 2015).
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Slater and Gordon: The ambulances are circling
Everyone but Slater and Gordon seemed to see the regulatory impacts not just on the horizon, but already underway.
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International markets roundup
A roundup of trading on major world markets.
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Banks save market from negative close
The sharemarket has closed modestly after losses in the resources sector offset gains in the banking sector.
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A tightwad is killing our potential
The bottom line is that highly successful people recognise what will stop them from succeeding and they then do something about it.
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Time to go Jac
Almost 6 years into the job as BHP's Chairman and more than 9 years on the Board, it’s time for Jac to do the honourable thing. In the Westminster tradition, the buck has to stop somewhere.
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Getting the job done
Turnbull will need the skills of Houdini to escape being straightjacketed by the right of his party.
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Mad About Money - Episode 30
Treasury lowers economic growth forecasts, the government responds to the Harper Review, and stocks in the spotlight. Peter Switzer and Paul Rickard discuss this and more in this week’s Mad About Money.
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Banks drag market into the red
The sharemarket is lower and under pressure from a weak banking sector.
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Turks shoot down Russian plane but no panic on Wall Street! Why?
The Turks shoot down a Russian jet fighter, oil spikes on this new potentially-scary Middle East curve ball but ahead of the closing bell on Wall Street, the Dow is up!
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5 things you need to know today
Federal Government targets competition reforms; RBA governor warns retirees on dividend sustainability and BHP keeps its ‘A’ credit rating.
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International markets roundup
A roundup of trading on major world markets.
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Local market down after five days of gains
The Australian share market has retraced its steps after five sessions of gains before Tuesday.
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What does $500,000 buy?
We have taken on the challenge of working out where young buyers with a budget of $500,000 could afford to buy and what type of property this budget would allow them.
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Could Woolies be owned by the Yanks?
Just as we are putting our money on China helping us to create a dining boom to replace the petering out mining boom, we could be losing our “fresh food people” to the Yanks!
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Houses versus units
When deciding between purchasing a house or an apartment there are many factors to consider including the purchaser’s personal circumstances and whether they are driven by capital growth or rental returns.
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5 things you need to know today
Qantas enters health insurance industry, Woolworths appoints former chief Roger Corbett as adviser and Chinese dairy company to list on the ASX.
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International markets roundup
A roundup of trading on major world markets.
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Talking sense
Someone who was talking sense this week, obviously outside Parliament, was the RBA’s Glenn Stevens.
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What drives portfolio performance?
The asset allocation decision is responsible for around 90% of a portfolio's movement.
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International markets roundup
A roundup of trading on major world market.
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5 things you need to know today
The NSW government sells TransGrid for $10.2 billion, CBA hands back a massive $80 million to customers and Asciano looks to build more rail terminals.
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Unfair dismissal system still broken
The latest unfair dismissal statistics from the Fair Work Commmission show that the system is still broken.
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Hard decisions will need to be made
Treasury's announcement that growth forecasts will have to be cut by one quarter will dampen the overly optimistic projections of the last budget only six months ago.
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Selling the farm
If you think I'm being harsh and not backing up my strong free trade stance with a strong foreign investment of any kind stance, I simply ask you how many farms can Australian buyers purchase in China?
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Auction clearance rates fall
This week, the preliminary national clearance rate was 60.8%, down from 62.3% last week.
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Time for Turnbull to stand up
Turnbull might be capable of the same sort of leadership and inspirational action as Tony Abbott showed with Russia’s Vladimir Putin but now is exactly the time he needs to show it.
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The new cannibals
New technology is outmoding long-standing models in almost every industry and the new models, whatever they are, won’t last nearly as long as the old ones before they too get replaced.
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5 things you need to know today
Chinese buyer emerges as strong bidder for NSW electricity grid TransGrid, Bauer Media eyes purchase of Southern Cross and MLC slashes insurance costs.
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Share markets bounce back
Share markets bounced back over the last week helped along by a combination of okay earnings news in the US, greater comfort around the Fed raising interest rates next month and increasing expectations of further ECB easing.
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What exactly is in our national interest?
So it is not in our national interest to sell a large cattle station in northern Australia to foreign interests because of security concerns, but it is fine to sell the Port of Darwin to the Chinese.
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A major breakthrough in the treatment of leukaemia
We are not too far from seeing some very serious major breakthroughs in the treatment of many different cancers including leukaemia.
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Innovation needs young leaders
Innovation Australia has a new chief in Bill Ferris; new to the job maybe but hardly an innovation himself given how long he has been around.
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5 things you need to know today
Costs climb in BHP mine disaster, Federal Treasurer says local economy will grow at below-trend-levels and CBA remains committed to dividend policy.
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International markets roundup
A roundup of trading on major world markets
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Michael Heffernan
Does Michael Heffernan of Phillip Capital think a Santa Claus rally is on the cards? He talks to Peter about the conditions for stocks leading up to Christmas. (Broadcast Wednesday 25 November 2015).
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Paddy Manning
Paddy Manning, journalist and author of Born to Rule: The unauthorised biography of Malcolm Turnbull, talks about the inspiration behind the project. (Broadcast Tuesday 24 November 2015).
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Scott Morrison
Treasurer Scott Morrison shares his plans for getting this economy growing on Switzer TV. (Broadcast Tuesday 24 November 2015).
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Greg Tanzer
ASIC Commissioner Greg Tanzer talks to Peter about what the watchdog is doing to fight property spruikers. (Broadcast Tuesday 24 November 2015).
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Michael Knox
Michael Knox, chief economist at Morgans, joins the show to give his outlook on oil and iron ore. (Broadcast Monday 23 November 2015).
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John McGrath
John McGrath is soon taking his private company - McGrath Estate Agents - public. So what's in it for us if we jump on board? He reveals all to Peter on Switzer TV. (Broadcast Monday 23 November 2015).
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Frank Lichtenberg
Frank Lichtenberg, professor of economics at Columbia University, joins the show to explain why he's studying Australia's PBS system. (Broadcast Monday 23 November 2015).
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Marcela Slepica
Clinical Services Director at AccessEAP, Marcela Slepica, talks to Peter about what businesses can do to enhance the well-being of their employees. (Broadcast Monday 23 November 2015).
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Karen McWilliams
Karen McWilliams of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand talks to Peter about how to avoid IP theft. (Broadcast Wednesday 18 November 2015).
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Girish Jhunjhnuwala
To talk about his expansion into the Australian hotel market, founder of Ovolo Group, Girish Jhunjhnuwala, joins Switzer TV. (Broadcast Wednesday 18 November 2015).
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Mona Shindy, Jessica May, Catherine Ball
Telstra Business Women of The Year, Mona Shindy, Start-Up award winner Jessica May, and Corporate and Private award winner Catherine Ball, talk to Peter about their success. (Broadcast Thursday 19 November 2015).
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Shane Oliver
What a good day it was for super funds. The question is why? AMP Capital's Shane Oliver joins Switzer TV. (Broadcast Thursday 19 November 2015).
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Rudi Filapek-Vandyck
After a good week for the market, is Rudi Filapek-Vandyck from FN Arena getting a little more bullish? He reveals all on Switzer TV. (Broadcast Thursday 19 November 2015).
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Russel Chesler
Russel Chesler of Market Vectors joins the show to talk about ETFs and Strategic Beta. (Broadcast Thursday 19 November 2015).
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Peter Esho
To explain how important the oil price is for stocks right now, chief market analyst at Invast, Peter Esho, joins the show. (Broadcast Wednesday 18 November 2015).
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Marcel von Pfyffer
He's been swanning around the USA, so has this changed his view on rate rises and stock markets? Marcel von Pfyffer from Arminius Capital joins the show. (Broadcast Wednesday 18 November 2015).
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George Boubouras
Have key market influencers finally come to their senses when it comes to our banks? Contango Asset Management’s George Boubouras joins Switzer TV (Broadcast Tuesday 17 November 2015).
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