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BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... market panic. Consensus has shifted to a more than 80 per cent probability -- from 2 per cent - that the Fed will cut interest rates when it meets tomorrow night in response to the market upheaval. Economic releases are put on the back burner as investors ...

Whac-a-mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... effect on the economy. Australia: The minutes of the RBA's Board meeting in September - where it delivered the first interest rate cut in seven years -- will be this week's key domestic report. The contents of the minutes should provide an insight into ...

Astarra joins Deloitte online service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... Online will be used to manage compliance plans on issue and breach registers, risk management information, conflict of interest registers and fit & proper information. The firm intends to use the software's reminder and notification system to ensure ...

AMP core property is a 5-star

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
AMP's Core Property Fund has been awarded a five star badge from Standard & Poor's - a sustained rating since S&P conducted its review 12 months ago. The AMP Core Property Fund (ACPF) is a hybrid property fund that invests in global and domestic wholesale ...

Stagflation policy conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... desperate measures. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) announced a surprise 50 basis point reduction in its benchmark interest rate as the domestic economy looks increasingly headed for a recession. With recession staring the New Zealand economy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... prices closed lower on Thursday, dragged down by regional markets after making early gains on the NZ central bank cutting interest rates by 50 basis points. The benchmark NZX 50 index lost 10.32 points, or 0.31 per cent, to close at 3,333.543.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... overnight, while oil, gold and silver continued their slide. Across the Tasman, the New Zealand Reserve Bank cut its key interest rate this morning by 50 basis points to 7.50 per cent. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 had lost 46.6 points, or 0.95 ...

Alternatives charter assoc heads Down Under

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... membership among Asian countries is expanding rapidly, especially in Singapore, Hong Kong and Korea. Helping to drive this interest in alternative assets is the changing attitude to what institutional investors believe should be included in diversified ...

UK's Cambridge wins Aust mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... its money - in excess of $800 million in alpha programs - from markets in North America, Europe, Asia and a developing interest in the Middle East, since it opened for business in 2004. "The initial focus of our entry into the market is the institutional ...

Gen Y prizes property

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
Do it yourself (DIY) investors under the age of 40 are investing more in property than shares - but Gen Y's interest in the sector could have detrimental effects on their super contributions, a new survey shows. The RaboPlus DIY Investor Survey of 500 ...