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Dollar dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... coming" and therefore economic growth in 2010 would be sub-optimal and inflationary pressures subdued. Read, let's talk interest rate rises in 2011. "We are in for a long slog." These words soothed Wall Street - a bit. But how long could the Fed and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... 5.50 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 1,098.51. LONDON - European stock markets rallied on Wednesday on expectations that interest rates will remain low and encouraging earnings results from companies including Dutch financial giant ING. Further solid earnings ...

Optimism may not be enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... fragility of the Eurozone's economic outlook is the main reason behind the European Central Bank's (ECB) decision to keep interest rates at a low 1.0 per cent - where they have been since May 2009 - when its Governing Council met earlier this month. ...

Cooper stalls APRA data review

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
The launch of the Cooper Review has done what 18 months of lobbying by retail interest groups and dozens of academic and rebuttal papers couldn't - it forced a halt to APRA's review of its superannuation statistics. In a statement issued late last week ...

First Super refines investment strategy

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... 30 per cent to 24 per cent. International equities (hedged) exposure has decreased from 11 to 5 per cent, while fixed interest enjoyed a 16 per cent boost in allocation from the previous 10 per cent. In the past, allocation to growth assets has often ...

Alcock leaves Vanguard

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
Ian Alcock, managing director at Vanguard Investments Australia, has resigned to pursue other business interests outside of the firm. Jeremy Duffield, chair at Vanguard Investments Australia, will act as managing director until the firm finds Alcock's ...

AMIST appoints board director

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... may even come from outside of the superannuation industry and they, then, are perhaps less likely to have conflicts of interest," said Livanas. "Gary Hardwick meets all these criteria. He's a successful businessman, with accountancy qualifications, no ...

Weight in gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... Have no fear, the G-20 is here! Wall Street rallied last night following assurances from the G-20 that they will keep interest rates low and maintain record budget deficits until economic recoveries take hold. "Economic and financial conditions have ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... weekend that the Group of 20 countries will keep stimulus measures in place. Investors saw the agreement as a signal that interest rates would remain low. At the close on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 203.52 points, or 2.03 per ...

Ralton wins three stars

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... knowledge, but notes that with three members there are associated risks. "Despite this, there is a very strong alignment of interest, with the investment team and executives accounting for 74 per cent of RAM shares on issue," said Lay.