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Missing the forest for the trees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... the forest for the trees. More especially now that the Bank of Japan is on deck and doing its bit to reflate its economy. Plus, yesterday's good news on Chinese inflation suggests that the world's second biggest economy might soon - if not yet - be in ...

BOJ brings out big bazooka

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... only to China which buys 25% of our goods and services shipments but far more than the 5% the United States buys from us. Plus, most of Japan's import needs -- oil, coal, iron ore, copper, aluminium and wood - are among Australia's major exports. How ...

Super members fail to top-up amid 'perfect storm'

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... extra superannuation contributions to meet the expected shortfall in retirement funding, a new report commissioned by Club Plus Super shows. According to the report, an increasing number of people are becoming aware that they will need more money to ...

So stupid it could actually make money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... with of a,-100,000 and below would be levied a 6.75% tax and 9.9% would be skimmed off depositors with more than a,-100,000. Plus, a withholding tax on the interest they earn on their bank deposits. Did I say Cypriots? I meant Russians. Although the ...

UK multi-asset favourite pushes for super fund mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... a multi-asset fund that aims to achieve a positive return in all market conditions. It has successfully delivered on cash plus 5% target return on a rolling three-year basis since its launch in 2006. Originally conceived as an investment program to help ...

Still the best game in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... retail spending, industrial production and lending. Fitch Ratings slashed Italy's government debt rating from A-minus to BBB-plus with a negative outlook. And only yesterday, Reuters reported on the 13.1% plunge in Japanese machinery orders - a leading ...

The happening

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... payrolls report provides a strong enough tailwind to push it there and further. America generated 236,000 jobs in February -- plus 246,000 private and minus 10,000 public - after an increase of 119,000 in the previous month. This was more than the predicted ...

Morningstar Australia announces 2013 award winners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... Property Securities Zurich/Renaissance Property Securities Emerging Manager Category, Australia Winner - Perpetual SHARE-PLUS Long-Short Finalists Altrinsic Global Advisors Omega Global Investors

CFSGAM inflation plus fund targets post-retirement market

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
... team. Head of multi asset solutions Epco van der Lende and senior portfolio manager Peter Kocourek unveiled the CFSGAM CPI Plus fund at a media lunch yesterday. Unlike a typical balanced fund whose performance is at the mercy of the ups and downs of ...

Portfolio management tool launched

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... portfolio in one screen, while also validating positions against traditional industry benchmarks and emerging social benchmarks - plus access to web widgets, reports and algorithms. "Financial Simplicity's new capabilities are designed to further improve ...