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Gold is hip again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... now. And what do you do when you've lost trust in fiat money? You turn to what others call the non-appreciating, non-interest bearing asset. Gold! Better to stock on gold than see inflation erode the value of the paper money you're carrying to something ...

Budget underwhelms planning groups

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... strategies. The Rudd Government's Federal Budget announced last night included a tax discount to 50 per cent on up to $1,000 of interest earned on deposits held in any bank, building society or credit union from July 2011. The tax discount also applies ...

Do nothing budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... Inflation is expected to drop from 3.25 this year to 2.5 per cent in the next two fiscal years. This is good news for interest rates. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may not have to tighten monetary by as much as previously expected. Now who said ...

Trillion dollar kitchen sink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
... turn for the worse, European authorities will do all it can to contain the crisis -- simply because it's in its best interest to do so. With this "mother of all bailouts" Europe has bought time to get its economic house in order. From now on, speculators ...

Mehmet moves to BT Financial

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
Ron Mehmet has resigned from ING Investment Management this month and joins BT Financial Group to run the fixed interest multi-manager funds at Advance. Andrew Dowie, who is currently portfolio manager in fixed interest and economist, will focus on ...

Feeding the fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... now returning to the labour market. But with the US labour market in repair, wouldn't the Fed be thinking of raising interest rates sooner? Perhaps. But this would be a signal that the US economic and financial systems are returning to normalcy. What's ...

AFS deal raises Asian opportunities

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
Dealer group Australian Financial Services Group (AFS) remains mum on the identity of its potential buyer but said the deal could potentially open up its financial planners to clients and products outside Australia, particularly in the broader Asian ...

Death by algorithm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... underlying risks. Current market dynamics is positive - company earnings are rising and beating market expectations and interest rates remain low. The global backdrop is positive - even in Europe - with most economic indicators showing steady improvement. ...

Aviva boost MLC and NAB Wealth numbers

NAB RESULTS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
... existing GSJBW infrastructure into NAB's. As for the bank's bid to buy AXA, chief executive Cameron Clyne restated their interest and said they would continue to pursue their options after the regulator rejected NAB's proposal in favour of AMP's bid. ...

Too clever by half

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... call to the witness stand former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating's L-A-W tax cuts. What's a done deal is more interest rate increases by the Reserve Bank of Australia - if not today - then at their meeting next month or the month after. Someone ...