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BlackRock iShares breaks $1bn barrier

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... increasingly using ETFs for specific investment strategies, she said. ETFs moving into non-equities assets classes such as fixed interest will also be a significant factor, said Fuhr.

Bad news bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... Australia's still picking up the pieces from its own "acts of god" disasters. And of course, there's that lingering worry when interest rates will rise because of escalating inflationary pressures. Financial markets now expect the European Central Bank ...

1989 redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... how rising energy prices (and food) have lifted headline inflation measures. And rising inflation brings forth higher interest rates. It might be for the wrong reason, but are predictions of a double-dip going to turn out correct after all? Given the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... central bank's move to raise the reserve requirement ratio for the second time this year -- and two weeks after it raised interest rates. The announcement raised concerns that China's economy could slow substantially, leading to weaker exports by many ...

AUI signs up fixed income veteran

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... fixed income. It is AUI's sixth joint venture business to date. "Australians are significantly underinvested in the fixed interest sector. Of our $1.7 trillion investments industry, only $195 billion is made up of fixed interest in managed funds via ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
The Australian share market continued falling on Monday, with investors taking profits amid sentiment subdued by concerns over contagion from civil unrest in the Middle East. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 44.9 points at 4,891.8 ...

Poor advice fine to reach $200k

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... Their submission stated that the amendment take place to clarify that advisers will act in good faith and in the best interest of their clients.

Rise of 'climate sensitive' asset allocation: Mercer

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
Superannuation funds are being encouraged to embrace the investment opportunities brought on by climate change by investing in so called 'climate sensitive assets'. Climate change could account for 10 per cent of investment portfolio risk over the next ...

Macq High Conviction predicts 2012 rally

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... through. It's good for the economy as a whole, if consumers save and pay off debts but otherwise the RBA would have to raise interest rates because a combined mining boom and a consumer boom is not tolerable," said Harrison. In the year to January 31 ...

Trouble not terribly troubling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... authorities implementation of severe austerity measures to balance their budgets? Not to mention, the still punitive interest rates being paid on their borrowings by the governments of Greece, Ireland, Portugal... Surely, these are bound to restrain ...