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China's coming soft landing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
Australia might be worried about a hard landing for China's economy, but not many other nations seems to be. But it also raises the question about what is a hard landing in China? Even during the depths of the GFC, their (China's) economic growth dipped ...

Cbus and HESTA take out top AIST awards

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
Cbus super and HESTA have taken out the top two honours at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) 2012 Awards for Excellence. Construction industry fund Cbus took out the award for best annual report, after its 2011/12 report demonstrated ...

It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
'Twas another up day on Wall Street overnight as investors bought a lotta Apple and other techs and... optimism on a cliff deal. "Twas another good day in Europe - the Stoxx 600 closed 0.7% higher to an 18-month high -- despite the European Central ...

Upside for risk assets in 2013: Threadneedle

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
Next year promises to be fraught with uncertainty for investors but an easing of the largest global risks should pave the way for stronger returns in risk assets, according to Threadneedle's Mark Burgess. Overall the chief investment officer says Threadneedle ...

Down, down interest rates are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012

Coming in 2014: Aussie recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
Another day, another flip-flop on the cliff on Wall Street - and so it shall be until we actually witness the shaking of the hands between the Dems and the Reps closer to the end of this year or... (hopefully not) through to early 2013. I'm about as ...

Bear market end in sight: AMP Capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
There are some pretty good signs that the secular bear market may be coming to an end, according to AMP Capital's Shane Oliver. Since the galling crash of the dotcom bubble in the summer of 2000, the stock market has struggled to provide investors with ...

Thank you, xie xie, arigato

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012

Final hour fiscal cliff verdict will be reached: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
The most likely outcome for the US fiscal cliff crisis is a temporary loss of confidence in the markets and a slight dent to economic growth, according to UBS. That is according to a vote at the global asset manager's Cyclical Market Forum, which meets ...

TAL appoints new general manager

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
TAL has appointed Brad Clarke as its new general manager of corporate strategy and M&A. In the newly created role, Clarke will be working alongside the life insurance giant's managing director Jim Minto. He joins TAL from Oliver Wyman, where he advised ...