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Wall Street beauties

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... to promote a moderate economic recovery in coming quarters." But all the same, he is not taking any chances. Near-zero interest rates would remain for an extended period. Despite these, Wall Street looks due for a correction... not the nasty one, but ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... facility only -- and one best not used at all. Initially it worked, with benchmark Greek 10-year bond yields -- the rate of interest paid -- falling sharply from record highs above 7.5 per cent on Thursday. By late afternoon, however, much of the early ...

Co-contribs bungle is costing taxpayers: Hartsuyker

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... for consumer affairs, financial services, superannuation and corporate law, said taxpayers could be forced to pay for interest on the outstanding amounts after the Australian Tax Office suspended co-contribution payments in February. "The suspended payments ...

Instos target affordable housing

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
Industry funds are eyeing affordable rental housing as the next property hot spot, as some institutions express interest in awarding mandates to Affordable Housing Australia, said managing director Michael Kerans. Kerans has been in talks with several ...

Strong one, says yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... higher long yields go, the steeper the US yield curve -- the yield gap between long-dated US Treasuries and short-term interest rates. And a steep yield curve is a good predictor of strong economic activity. "Those who don't learn from history..." In ...

Enviable problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... the GFC hit, or bosses could pay higher wages to retain staff and attract additional employees. Or the RBA could raise interest rates some more to slow the rate of growth in the domestic economy to create some slack - less than full employment - to prevent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... cent before finishing with a loss of just over three per cent on the day. The ECB and Bank of England decisions to leave interest rates unchanged at record lows were as expected and provided no lead. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index closed down ...

PIS to step up competition in cash savings

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... clients with a more competitive deal than what they're getting. For example, some banks have delayed passing on the RBA interest rate hikes immediately onto the interest rates of their term deposit products. These lower returns translate to money lost ...

Paradox of thrift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... Benny's remarks overnight. "We are far from being out of the woods." The very reason why the Fed is not expected to raise interest rates anytime soon. "Many Americans are still grappling with unemployment or foreclosure or both." And speaking of credit ...

GPT fund buys stake in Sydney tower

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
The GPT Wholesale Office fund has bought a 50 per cent interest in an office building from Grocon Developments. Martin Ritchie, fund manager at GPT Group, said the fund had pre-bought the building for $333 million, which funded the construction on a ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:25PM
Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:30PM
Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO  |   12:21PM
ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI  |   12:13PM
Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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