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The share prices of Australian banks have been hurt by widespread perceptions that they face earnings pressure due to slower economic growth, reducing loan growth, higher funding costs, increasing bad debts, and softer consumer and business confidence eroding earnings power

The ongoing takeover saga surrounding Spotless (SPT) and private equity bids for PaperlinX (PPX) and Pacific Brands (PBG) highlight the potential for increased takeover activity in 2012

Shadforth Financial Group has been again confirmed as one of the leading financial advice groups in Australia with Wade Ritchie named as the top ranked adviser in the AFR Smart Investor magazine’s annual Master Class.

Albert Einstein described compound interest as the “greatest mathematical discovery of all time”. For a person who made several significant discoveries in science, this statement highlights the power of compounding – that is the ability to generate long-term returns on not only the original sum invested, but earnings generated along the way.

The past six months have been extremely volatile in investment markets. Some would say they have been reminiscent of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), particularly in early August this year when markets experienced wild price swings on a day-to-day basis.