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Gold as an "insurance" against inflation: Lazard

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... would be a very good insurance policy," Bratt said. "Gold is a negatively correlated theme, it tends to go down when people feel good about things and it goes up when everybody else is depressed."

Careful of the recession you wish for

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... that, America's economy "is still in the recovery phase, so maintaining the momentum of the growth is still a main issue". I feel good now. I'm not alone after all. But if ever the Fed was really testing the financial market waters by deliberately hinting ...

Pressure on benchmark affects managers performance: Cuffe

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... that it can take at least three years for "good managers to do good work." Managers who invest in global equities specially feel the pressure and this is one of the reasons why often they can't offer immediate returns, which drives investors to allocate ...

Quo vadis dollar-A?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... dropped from US$0.9786 on 15 July 2008 to US$0.6036 on 27 October 2008 when the global financial system was in chaos. Can you feel the love starting to emanate from the local manufacturing, retailing, tourism, education, etc. sectors? But will the A$ ...

It doesn't compute

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
You kiddin' me? Are...you...kidding...me? The financial press (or is it presses?) are full of it this morning. Wall Street's down overnight because of bad eco stats and surveys and not good expectations on QE. My, my...how many times have we heard it ...

Suncorp Advice appoints practice development manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
Suncorp Advice has appointed Michael Frawley as practice development manager for Suncorp's self-employed advisory channel in Queensland. Based in Brisbane, Frawley is responsible for partnering with Suncorp-licensed advisers in Queensland to help them ...

No middle ground post-FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
Will FoFA be the death-knell for mid-size financial services companies? Industry experts predict that some segments could lose out come July. Talking at the 18th Financial Standard Sales and Marketing Forum, National Australia Bank (NAB) head of asset ...

Wealth of opportunities for Aussie asset managers overseas

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... all the other asset classes," he said. The IFM chief executive said that Australian investment specialists would be made to feel very welcome internationally. "Many large markets already have a relationship with many of the global consultants that are ...

Money, money, money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013

RBA to raise rates in Wayne's world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
Stop right there! Thank you very much. If you still haven't made up your mind which way to bet on which way the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would go on interest rates at 230 PM AEST today, stop! I'll spare you the anguish, the anxiety, the suspense. ...