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Gotta love gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... given gold extra shine. The FOMC statement that accompanied the September meeting sparked speculation that the US central bank would ease monetary policy further - through quantitative easing - very soon. It would release more US dollars into the economy ...

Market Wrap - Midday

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
... there is still concern about unemployment." "Locally it is running on the back of that sentiment." At 1215 AEST, Commonwealth Bank had gained 97 cents to $52.79, ANZ was 58 cents higher at $24.18, National Australia Bank added 49 cents to $26.04 and ...

RBS develops ESG strategy

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) joins the growing number of stockbroking and investment houses keen to develop a numerical strategy that can be used to better qualify an investment decision based on a company's ESG policies. Dr Alva De Voy, an equity strategist ...

MLC appoints dream team in tech services

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... in 2008. Hogan was formerly head of technical services at Colonial First State and head of technical services at Macquarie Bank. His most recent role is as a principal of Plaza Financial in Sydney. Hogan remains a director of SPAA (Self Managed Superannuation ...

CalPERS taps Brazilian real estate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010

Competing to devalue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... think what has really changed between its last meeting in August and now? Go on. Think. Harder. A bit more. Voila! It's the Bank of Japan intervening in the currency market because a higher yen is exacerbating Japan's economic malaise. But Tokyo's gains ...

AMP buys Sydney office for Sunsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... (ADPIA) released in May 2009 found that nearly half of 100 direct property fund managers said that the government guarantee on bank funding has hurt their business, either through increased redemptions or decreased inflows. According to Rainmaker Information ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... Aussie dollar is, which will have to start to impact on the exporters," Mr Anderson said. At 1200 AEST, the Commonwealth Bank was 12 cents higher at $52.74, Westpac had gained 15 cents at $23.47, National Australia Bank rose 18 cents at $25.94, ANZ had ...

Indian pension funds poised for growth

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... cent previously. "India has a large savings pool (as a percentage of GDP) however households have put most of these into bank deposits rather than equities," said Ragu Sivanesarajah, a senior portfolio manager at AMP Capital "Hence there is potential ...

Much ado over more of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... structures continues to be weak. Employers remain reluctant to add to payrolls. Housing starts are at a depressed level. Bank lending has continued to contract, but at a reduced rate in recent months." And the federal funds rate would remain at "exceptionally ...