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Indonesia to defy world growth forecasts

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
As global forecasters cut their outlook for world economic growth, one of the few nations they are upbeat about is resources powerhouse Indonesia. Deteriorating conditions forced Citibank last month to cut their global gross domestic product forecasts ...

Sounds like a plan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
They came, they met and greeted, they blah, they announced. I'm talking about the weekend meeting in Paris of the Group of 20 biggest and most powerful moneymen in the world, of course. Yes Virginia, we were kept in suspense this past weekend to be ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
The Australian market is set to open higher on Monday on optimism that eurozone leaders are finally pushing forward to resolve the debt crisis and positive US data and corporate earnings. At 0730 AEDT on the ASX 24, the December share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
Australian shares fell lower at noon following negative leads from US and European markets overnight. The local bourse opened about half a per cent down on Friday. By 1215 AEDT both major local indices had pulled down further, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Manufactured in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
"Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird And if that mockingbird won't sing, Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring..." What's currently happening in Europe reminded me of this lullaby. If you believe the headlines, Slovakia's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
The Australian share market opened slightly higher, with broad-based gains against a positive international backdrop of growth. At the open (AEDT), the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 40.8 points, or 0.97 per cent, at 4,245.1 and the broader All Ordinaries ...

S&P/ASX create fixed income indices suite

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
S&P Indices and the ASX have released an indices suite of benchmarking tools for fixed interest investments in Australia which they expect will complement their equities offer as the markets turn towards passive investing. S&P Indices and the Australian ...

Mercer appoints new senior portfolio manager

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
Mercer has made a new senior appointment to its investment team in Melbourne. Stuart Birkett is joining the firm as senior portfolio manager, where he will head up Mercer's multi-manager equity portfolios, reporting to chief investment officer for Asia ...

AMP appoints new CFO

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
AMP has appointed Colin Storrie as chief financial officer, replacing Paul Learning who will retire. Storrie will replace current chief financial officer (CFO) Paul Leaming effective 1 January 2012. Learning will retire at the end of the year after ...

Happily dreaming of the end

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011