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Hitting a BRIC wall

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
It had to happen sometime and it's looking like that time has come as equity markets in the developed economies are starting to outperform those in the fast-growing BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India and China. Bloomberg reports that the MSCI World Index ...

SMSFs to hedge more against longevity risk

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... explains. "If there is a boom then a bust at that time, no problem, the account balance will be high and there is money in the bank to survive a market dip. But if it is bust and then boom, assets are devalued, they are drawing money out and by the time ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... noon at $85.07. The banks were lower, with NAB down five cents at $25.78, Westpac falling four cents to $23.66, Commonwealth Bank losing 22 cents to $52.99 and ANZ slipping five cents to $24.31. In other corporate news, airline Virgin Blue reported a ...

Bad news bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... interest rates will rise because of escalating inflationary pressures. Financial markets now expect the European Central Bank, for instance, to raise interest rates in August - yes, this year - after ECB council member Yves Mersch declared that "I would ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... index futures contract was 44 points lower at 4,802. In economics news on Wednesday, Glenn Stevens, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia will address the Victoria University Conference on Australia and the Resources Boom. The Australian Bureau of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... million provision on inventories. In banking, NAB was down 40 cents at $25.74, Westpac fell 32 cents to $23.75, Commonwealth Bank was 66 cents lower at $53.26 and ANZ fell 33 cents to $24.32. At 1214 AEST, the most traded stock by volume was Monitor ...

ANZ nabs Paul Barrett from CFS

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... practices, according to December 2010 Rainmaker Research figures. Previous roles also include general manager of the Commonwealth Bank-owned adviser group, Financial Wisdom, since March 2004 and earlier as head of wealth management for Fiducian Portfolio ...

Bloomberg opens doors to Islamic finance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
Bloomberg is increasing its commitment to the Islamic finance market with the launch of a tailored investing platform and a Malaysian benchmark index, answering calls for more sophistication in the market. The Bloomberg Islamic Finance Platform (ISLM) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... conducts a tender process for the issue of $200 million of the September 2030 Treasury Indexed Bond line. National Australia Bank releases its business confidence survey for the December quarter. In equities news, first half results are due from OneSteel ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... major banks led the market lower after they finished reporting first quarter trading results on Friday. National Australia Bank lost the most of the big four, with its shares 31 cents, or 1.17 per cent lower at $26.10. Commonwealth Bank fell 57 cents ...