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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... August FOMC statement - they picked one phrase and milked it to high heavens to feed the fear. Back then, "the pace of recovery in output and employment has slowed in recent months" was the catchphrase of the day. Not one bothered to print the Fed's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... where we are going," said Mr Smith. "We've come out of a long recession, so to me it makes sense that there's a long recovery. "(Investors are) having trouble seeing the positives coming out of the negatives." Among the mining giants, Rio Tinto was down ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... to trade lower after United States markets fell in the wake of disappointing housing data and more concerns about the recovery in the US economy. At 1200 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 37.6 points, or 0.85 per cent, at 4,380.8 ...

Home trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... Great Depression, they've been pressured to withdraw at the first hint of growth rather than letting the juice flow until recovery becomes really, truly sustainable and inroads made on the jobs market. With sustainable growth, debts and deficits are ...

Challenger back in the black, annuity sales trebles

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
Challenger Financial Services has staged a strong profit recovery during the year, buoyed by a record performance from its annuities business and a 22 per cent rise in gross assets under management to almost $24 billion. The group reported results this ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... was dampened by US data showing an unexpected jump in the weekly initial claims for unemployment benefits, dampening recovery hopes. London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed 91.58 points lower, by 1.73 per cent, at 5,211.29 points. The Stoxx ...

Fictional fact

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... extrapolated into confirmation of a slide into a double-dip and better-than-expected data the day after changing the tune to the recovery is continuing. Chances are it's going to be like this for little bit longer - up, down and round and round - while ...

DKN prepares for big reforms ahead

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... assisted in our strong revenue, which is reflected in our bottom line." Similarly, DKN states that it maintained a focus on recovery and protection from the downturn, while according to a press release, they will now use the coming years and predicted ...

Election campaign ignores seniors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... AIR president, Theresa Kot, said "Self-funded retiree's investments are still tied up [in funds they can't redeem] and recovery from the global financial crisis is slow. Apart from the Coalition's promise to raise the income limits on the Commonwealth ...

Converting to convertible bonds

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... bottom-of-the-cycle play. Investors like the dual advantage of upside stock potential while clipping the coupon as they wait for a recovery." New York-based Codexa Capital said, in a research note. "We often speak with chief investment officers who are ...