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The luckier country

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... 2009. In short, Australia will escape a recession. This is in contrasts with market expectations for a recession in the economies of the United States, Japan, the Eurozone and the United Kingdom, among others. But despite this benign forecast for Australia ...

Period of cleansing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... this would limit the likelihood of a further downshift in equities. However, this does not preclude the fact that most economies will experience painful adjustments as they go through a period of cleansing - otherwise known as a recession. There will ...

Search for equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... holds. And so they should be. Last week's economic data releases provided more evidence that most of the world's major economies are already in recession and some have one foot in the grave. In the US, September housing starts fell to their level since ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... points at 4,500. The three major US stock indices rose more than eleven per cent overnight after governments of major economies announced plans to guarantee the banking system, reassuring distraught investors. That also helped the Australian dollar gain ...

Property downturn over: RP Data

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... said Higgins. Lawless also acknowledges that the return of more buyers in the market is likely to be gradual. "Globally economies are slowing, financial and equity markets are very volatile and a great deal of uncertainty remains. Such unstable conditions ...

PIS creates NZ advice giant

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... advisers and 130 accounting firms. Robbie Bennetts, PIS chief executive, said the merger would create critical mass and economies of scale for the New Zealand company. "The merged groups will become New Zealand's largest financial advisory group and ...

Fed on Zero Interest Rate Policy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... Economic Stabilization Act of 2008' would not be able to prevent the looming recession that has already claimed a number of economies, and threatens to claim even more. Barely three days (including the weekend) after the US enacted its rescue package ...

Markets are a public good: PM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... investment banks, insurance companies, hedge funds and financial clearing houses] should be licensed to operate in major economies only under the condition that they make full disclosure and analysis of balance sheet and off-balance sheet exposures," ...

Global recession coming?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... plan may - not will -- stop the financial market panic but not the onslaught of downward momentum on the US and global economies. The US housing sector remains in recession. New home sales fell by 11.5 per cent in August to an annual rate of 460,000 ...

The good and the bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... the financial system and the economy. The financial sector mayhem ends, the US economy resumes its normal cycle, other economies follow. The world is a better place. Negative Scenario: The Exchange Stabilisation Fund buys out all the bad debts from banks' ...

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Blackwattle takes over Quest Asset Partners

KARREN VERGARA
Blackwattle Investment Partners has swallowed up Australian equities manager Quest Asset Partners for an undisclosed sum.

Funds SA poaches Vision Super risk specialist

MATTHEW WAI
Funds SA will welcome a Vision Super executive to replace executive director, governance and strategy Tony Burrill, as he prepares for retirement following a seven-year tenure at the company.

Regal flags muted second-half performance fees

VINNY VUCAGO
Regal Partners expects to recognise at least $122.7 million in fund performance fee revenue for calendar 2026, with market volatility and weaker investment performance limiting the prospect of further material fees in the second half.

Insignia chief draws 'hard line' on NCAs giving retirement advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Insignia Financial chief executive Scott Hartley said he draws a hard line when it come to the new class of advisers (NCAs) giving retirement advice.

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