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Baby boomers hang on to investments

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
Baby Boomers may be sitting tight with their investment strategies, but many are arming themselves with education and taking a more prudent investment approach in a bid to ride out the GFC, new research shows. The latest Retire Ready survey from Commonwealth ...

They will, they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... in tandem with the Federal Government's stimulus packages - could re-ignite inflation expectations in the near future. Interest rates are already expected to rise after the GFC as government's around the world compete for funds to plug their widened ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... 3,939. In economic news on Tuesday, the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia meets to consider, inter alia, official interest rates. It is to announce its decision at 1430 AEST. Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank releases its Australian performance ...

Austock exits asset management

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
Austock has sold its asset management business, which includes the Austock High Yield Fund and Austock Australian Equity Fund, to Martin Ryan, one of the company's founders. In an ASX statement, Austock said that Ryan, one of the founders of Austock ...

Global funds face currency pains

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
... expecting [to find] more funds when we head into our global property review at the end of June and when we cover fixed interest again." Cassar said fund managers have been monitoring their foreign exchange positions and have constantly updated Zenith ...

Budget me a recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
... then. Today, most currencies are on floating exchange rates; then, they were fixed - prompting central banks to raise interest rates to defend their depreciating currencies. The exact opposite of what the domestic economy needed. Different but the same. ...

Conflicts not all bad: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has said that fighting for the elimination of conflicts of interest can be self-defeating. Instead, the peak interest group for not-for-profit super funds said having conflicts of interest may ...

FIIG hires fixed income AD

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... had nearly experience in fixed income trading and funds management, including as senior portfolio manager, credit fixed interest & currency with AMP Group.

Clarion call for bargain global property

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
Global listed property securities have fallen too far with the US presenting some solid investment opportunities, according to ING Clarion Real Estate Securities. Chris Reich, director and portfolio manager at ING Clarion, said real estate investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
... Federal Reserve said the US economy is still contracting but at a "somewhat slower" pace. The Fed maintained near-zero interest rates and its array of programs to boost easy credit. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 168.78 points, or 2.11 per cent ...