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Poor standard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... for that! Sure one day, some day, the day of reckoning would come. But perhaps not if the economy grows fast enough to offset growth in its fiscal deficits - which really is the main game for the Fed's QEs. Sufficient growth (and reduced spending) gave ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
The Australian stock market shrugged off a positive start to drift in flat directionless trade, with small gains in financials offsetting a dour materials sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 1.6 points at 4853.7, while the broader ...

Synthetic ETFs set to grow

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... derivatives such as put and call option or swaps. While synthetic ETFs present investors with counter-party risk this can be offset by lower costs and better transparency, noted the paper's authors. "The advantages of a synthetic strategy can include ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... results season got off to a shaky start Monday but figures from banking giant JPMorgan Chase steadied nerves and helped offset a flat retail sales report. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed up 0.77 percent to 6,010.44 points. In Paris ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... 12,381.11. After the market had closed, Alcoa Inc reported a first-quarter profit on higher aluminum prices and sales, partially offset by a weaker dollar and higher energy and raw materials costs. But the results fell short of expectations.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... afternoon trading after the International Monetary Fund said that higher gas prices could slow the pace of the US economy and offset the boost from the Federal Reserve's bond-buying stimulus program. The Dow Jones industrial average added 1.06 points ...

Bank reaches for industry fund members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... launched a new home loan package for members of industry funds and unions with a variable mortgage rate of 7.09 per cent, an offset account with ATM access, a credit card and an option to fix for three years at 7.25 per cent at no extra cost. While non-bank ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... positive - the global economic recovery remains intact, with the United States picking up nicely, and that is enough to offset concerns over Middle East unrest and higher oil prices. The markets appear to have fully discounted an expected European Central ...

RBA worries not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... the exchange rate, the earlier decline in wages growth and strong competition in some key markets, which have worked to offset large rises in utilities prices." "Overall... the Bank expects that inflation over the year ahead will continue to be consistent ...

Financial planners crushed by rigid ATO

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... planning representative for Centric Wealth Advisers, said that setting clear expectations with the client can help planners offset the risk of compensation claims. "One solution is to clearly define the scope of the client relationship on day one."