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We need a fairness test: ASIC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... test would be one way to resolve many of the problems in Australian financial services, particularly the conflicts of interest within conglomerates that have both product manufacturing and distribution arms. "One of the issues at the moment is large ...

Inflation outlook dim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... the Australian dollar down from a 25-year high of US$0.9784 to US$97.50. In his speech, Stevens signaled that further interest rate rises might be taken off the RBA's agenda as its recent monetary policy tightening, which took the cash rate to a 12-year ...

Perpetual capital protected gains $130m

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... Perpetual's general manager structured products, Russel Chesler, said despite difficult market conditions and increasing interest rates, retail investors had responded very positively to the Perpetual Protected Investments - Series 3 series. Chesler ...

Fed Gloom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... sector and the slowing economy might force the Fed to ease before the year is over. In other news, the Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged at 0.5 percent as expected but lowered its forecast for Japanese economic growth to 1.2 percent from the ...

S&P names 2008 Fund Awards finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... Equity-Small-Caps Ausbil Dexia Limited BT Investment Management Limited Invesco Australia Limited MIR Investment Management Fixed Interest Colonial First State Investments Limited Credit Suisse Asset Management Macquarie Investment Management Limited ...

Fundies use proxy voting

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... in the companies they invest in by using proxy votes to block board decisions that are not in the shareholder's best interest, a study found. The Investment Company Institute (ICI) analysed more than 3.5 million proxy votes cast by fund managers in the ...

OFG banks on bonds and property

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... results of a comprehensive operations review indicated the need to concentrate on core activities - starting with a renewed interest in its Friendly Society bonds business and Property Funds Management. OFG will be reopening three of its investment bonds ...

Planners buy 15pc stake in TSG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... was a unique point of difference in the financial services marketplace. "The alignment of the dealer group's business interest and those of its advisers through the equity offers has significantly enhanced TSG's marketplace offering and potential for ...

This Week's Market Movers (14-18 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... housing market. Japan The Bank of Japan's (BoJ) Monetary Policy Board meets on Monday to deliberate on the country's interest rate setting. The BoJ has kept interest rates steady since raising rates to 0.5 percent in February 2007. The Japanese Central ...

Trouble at Threadneedle Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... than ease, the Bank of England (BoE) succumbed to the growing threat of an economic recession and kept its benchmark interest rate steady at 5 per cent. The BOE has cut interest rates three times after peaking at 5.75 percent in December 2007 but rising ...