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ING IM funds high on cash

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
... months. "We're fully invested in our large cap space but we're very particular about the stocks. It really is an earnings story. It's pretty easy to get a hold of large cap earnings profiles, so we're [positive] on the BHP and Rio [Tinto]," said Wright. ...

JP Morgan breaks into NZ with musical

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2008
... spend as the firm does not consider the current economic conditions a bear market, said Linton-Evans. "Australia is a good story globally - we're the fourth largest market in the world for superannuation, have a strong resources sector and a resilient ...

Abu Dhabi opens investment doors

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
Despite having 9 per cent of the world's proven oil reserves, Abu Dhabi, the biggest of the seven United Arab Emirates (UAEs) is still looking for outside investment to transform itself into an international capital city, industry-hub, and tourism Mecca. ...

Govt to create national infra investment fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... above 4 per cent as well while retail spending is yet to slow down in any meaningful way. The Canberra Times reported the story on Saturday, saying that almost all the Surplus is expected to be channelled into the new fund. Speculation about the BAF ...

Labour force participation up 20 bps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
The real story in yesterday's unemployment rate staying flat at 4.1 per cent is that labour supply increased. According to the ABS, the flat unemployment rate was accompanied by the number of people unemployed increasing by 16,900 which is the same ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... local market had staged a big turnaround after falling over one per cent at the open on a negative US lead. "The turnaround story has been in the financial sector," he said. "Commonwealth Bank gave a presentation to the Macquarie conference in Sydney ...

Instos to spend big in India

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
... not for tomorrow's demand but for yesterday's demand. There is simply not enough infrastructure to support India's growth story," he said. Not just infrastructure, Donnelly said there are also opportunities for pension investment in healthcare and technology. ...

From Slovakia with love

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
Once regarded as a Bohemian backwater, Slovakia has become one of the most stellar perfoming economies of east-central Europe courtesy of policy reform, foreign investment and robust industrial expansion. The Slovak economy bucked the slowdown experienced ...

Flight of the squeamish

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
Recent machinations within bond markets should remind all that a month is a long time in capital markets. Early March global yields were shifting south in excess of 18bp. While 10-year yields in Australia avoided such sharp falls due to a better performing ...

US slowdown won't stop global growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... global forecast [is a reduction to] 2.8 per cent. This will not turn the world into recession, it's still a positive growth story." Dutton said the emerging market economies had surpassed developed economies to become the biggest contributor to global ...