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More worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... increased by 2.7 per cent - more than forecasts for a flat reading. And did you read about the Bank of Canada doubling its interest rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent yesterday? Can't find fault with that. Not with reports that its economy expanded ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
The Australian share market was lower at noon ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rates decision at 1430 AEST. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 44.1 points, or one per cent, at 4,385.6 points at 1200 AEST, while the broader All ...

On caution's side

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... Careful...careful. All eyes will be on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today as it deliberates on whether or not to shift interest rates - up or down -- in the country. By merely looking at Australia's domestic economic fundamentals, there are arguments ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) holds its monthly board meeting to consider, inter alia, its stance on official interest rates. The bank is scheduled to announce its decision at 1430 AEST. The RBA also releases its index of commodity prices ...

Aviva Investors mines Asia for mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... arm last year. It was understood Aviva Investors would lose the money it managed for the life company in cash and fixed interest following the deal, said Bingham. The mandate represented approximately 18 per cent of the asset manager's revenue. However ...

Fixed income gains pace among SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... noticing an upward shift in SMSF investor sentiment towards fixed income investments, as attractive yields and increasing interest rates draw investor interest, new research shows. According to the latest Multiport SMSF Investment Trends Survey, investments ...

Opes Prime director faces 22 charges

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
Opes Prime director Laurie Emini has been charged with 22 offences of breaching his duties, following investigations by ASIC into the company's collapse. Laurie (Lirim) Emini was charged with offences of breaching his duties as a director of Opes Prime ...

RIP May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... and corporate earnings have been improving. China, India, Australia and some Asian countries have raised/are raising interest rates to hold down growth that could re-ignite inflation pressures. The same way as many fear that Europe could sink the rest ...

Great Southern investors fight back

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
... provided by these organisations are void or unenforceable. They are also seeking damages to recover amounts of principal and interest already paid to those financiers for loans made for entry into the agribusiness managed investment schemes. In addition ...

Investec eyes SMSF market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
Investec Asset Management's local managing director, Mark Samuelson, has outlined plans to target the self managed super fund (SMSF) market and flagged launching more strategies if proposed tax changes occur. The firm's assets under management rose ...