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RMBS market low risk and high return: Aberdeen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... with its Cash Enhanced strategy holding a "sizeable" 20 per cent allocation to Australian mortgages. It was a different story to two years ago when the Federal Government set up a government-sponsored mortgage body and invested in $4 billion of Australian ...

Moody's cries boo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... them, was there anything new with Moody's announcement? And...it's a little too late, ain't it? Here's Bloomberg's news story. "Benchmark indexes in the U.S. began paring gains as Moody's Investors Service downgraded Greece's government bond rating to ...

Mood change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... subscribed to the "what Beijing wants, China gets" policy. This is why I have never bought into the China "sharp" slowdown story. Yes, the economy will slow, but not sharply, because Beijing wants growth of only 10 per cent not 12. Reports out of China ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
... Monday, the Australian share market closed lower after disappointing US jobs data cast a shadow over the US growth recovery story. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ended down 123.5 points, or 2.78 per cent, weaker at 4,325.9 points, while the broader All ...

True Lies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
... holdings. Financial markets had every right to buy back what they sold -- as they did overnight -- after China's belied FT's story. No questions asked. Seen on SAFE's website: "The media report that SAFE is reviewing its euro holdings was groundless... ...

FPA chief to champion planner needs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... meet with local communities to ensure consumers are informed about how a financial planner could help them. "The untold story is when people don't see a financial planner and don't have adequate insurance, something happens and their family is disadvantaged," ...

Up, down and round and round

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... should aid in sustaining demand in the coming months. Yes, everything was going well until... The Financial Times published a story saying that China's State administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) is reviewing its holdings of Eurozone bonds. Nothing ...

India Equities Fund proposes return of capital

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
... capital to investors. According to an ASX statement, while the India Equities Fund board strongly believes the India growth story, the structure is unlikely to reflect the real value of the company's investments with an acceptable timeframe. The board ...

Super funds could fill resource capital shortfall: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
... have adequate exposure. "When you speak to super funds, they say they have a lot of implicit and explicit exposure to the story through the Australian dollar and ASX index mandates because BHP and Rio hold a large chunk of that space," he said. However ...

Don't put all eggs in China basket: Gonzalez

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... off. In his first external speech since being appointed to lead BT IM, Gonzalez said while he believes in China's growth story, diversification is essential. "I worry that as more Australians buy the China story, and it is a real one, there's a risk ...