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Haste makes waste

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
... the Bank of Japan, the BOE and the ECB also re-started bond purchases. We were all convinced until we found that the sovereign debt crisis did not stop at Greece. We were all convinced until we saw most European nations slashed government spending and ...

Aust Unity sets its sights on instos

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... when institutional investors, particularly those from overseas, are increasing their interest in Australian property. Sovereign wealth funds for instance are parting with cash to buy Australian properties, especially offices, said Hession. Across Australia ...

When good is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... risk of policy mistake, will cause a hard landing... in China and then the world. Bad is good. Moody's cut Greece's sovereign credit rating to junk. There's political uncertainty, nay unrest is a better word, in Ireland. The Greens Party has pulled out ...

Value a plus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... 7.8 per cent gain in 2010. A summer lull in the United States and renewed concerns over contagion from the European sovereign debt crisis sent international equities lower by mid-year. The US Federal Reserve's QE2, the extension of the Bush-era tax cuts ...

Investors tap emerging market debt

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... a little bit toppy in terms of valuations," he added. Contrary to some investors' perceptions, Murphy said that most sovereign EM bond markets are sufficiently liquid, except for those of smaller economies, where investors need to recognise liquidity ...

Year of the Bunny

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... "No, it's not safe, it's... very dangerous, be careful." The bears will sum their rationale in four words: European sovereign debt crisis. Yes Virginia, this crisis is far from over. And as in 2010, it has the potential to send markets in a tailspin ...

Best house in the slums

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
... by 17.6 per cent. Doesn't anybody see the house burning? Even absent the punishing interest rates charged on European sovereign borrowings, severe austerity measures being implemented in the neighbourhood means that growth there next year would be very ...

Ireland looks to sovereign annuities

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
As part of a broader effort to resolve its fiscal crisis, Ireland unveiled plans to develop a market for sovereign annuities earlier this week, which could be used by under-funded Irish pension funds to meet their defined benefit liabilities. After ...

Citi sees ASX200 at 5300 in 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... with the MSCI All Countries World Index expected to finish next year about 15 per cent higher at 315. Easy Fed money, sovereign debt problems in developed markets, currency wars and emerging market outperformance will continue to be key investing themes ...

SG at 12pc will help Reserve manage inflation: Keating

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... boom and taking best advantage of the national revenue boost. Diverting the money into a fiscal stabilisation fund or a sovereign wealth fund may not be best answer. Instead, Keating said part of the money could be used to increase superannuation contributions ...