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QE2 or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... months of improvement and confirms that the economy is still operating at slack capacity. Slowing inflation. Growth too slow plus inflation too low equals QE2. No that the Fed need anymore help from economic data or survey statistics, its officials appear ...

QIC offers instos inflation protection

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... rising inflation. After a brief period of incubation, Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has opened the QIC GFI Inflation Plus Fund to institutional investors, the first unitised inflation-linked product from the manager, who has previously offered ...

Rise of the new rich

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... look like to tap on where the middle class are spending their new found wealth. On top of the pyramid are the world's 1,000-plus billionaires, 500 of whom are from North America followed by 245 from Asia Pacific and 230 in Europe. On the base, with average ...

SuperSA offers members IFFP services

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... experience of Super SA members and IFFP contrasts with reports earlier this year. Andrew Proebstl, chief executive of $1 billion plus legalsuper told Financial Standard in January that his members' take up of IFFP planning services had been "low", with ...

Cheap talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... meeting. It was supposed to be a very important meeting where the money chiefs of the biggest seven economies in the world plus China, India, Brazil and a handful of others talked about a very important agenda - currency wars. Oh yes, they talked... ...

Australia's big bro

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... them more than we're buying "Made in China" goods. The trade stats show that in fiscal year 2009/2010, we sold A$10 million plus more than we bought. Recent data from industrial production to investments to retail sales confirm continued strength in ...

Plus Capital signs third distribution deal

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
Sydney-based Plus Capital Investment Management, a third party distributor, has signed a distribution deal with Los Angeles-based Causeway Capital Management. The deal is Plus Capital's third since launching in 2009, following agreements with insurance ...

AMP gives $200m small cap mandate to UBS

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
UBS Global Asset Management (UBS GAM) has won a $200 million plus Australian equity small companies mandate from AMP. AMP's use of an external manager for its Australian Small Companies Fund follows the departure of former senior portfolio manager Michael ...

Non super advice takes off: StatewideSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... provision of the service. StatewideSuper is not the only fund looking to improve and fine-tune its planning services. Club Plus Super recently launched its own financial planning arm backed by dealer group Mercer. Other funds such as HESTA and Telstra ...

Russell upgrades insurance

NEWS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... it's tax advantaged, it is generally provided without the need for medical history, it can be met out of SG contributions (a plus for younger people who typically have less immediate cash flow), and the bulk buying power of large funds means individuals ...