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High rates saving Australia's economy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
Near zero US interest rates giving US authorities very few macroeconomic tools to stimulate their economy other than quantitative easing illustrates the folly in arguments that the RBA should follow suit and slash rates in Australia. If only the US ...

China's coming soft landing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... making Australia's concerns with just a "two-speed" economy seem somewhat hillbilly. Ting Lu, an economist at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, was even more more upbeat, saying, "The Chinese economy is now in a sweet-spot and can stay in the sweet-spot ...

Advice tech more than back office tool: JP Morgan

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Advisors need to shed the perception of advice technology as a "back office" tool if they are to engage investors with their retirement income, according to a scaled advice software provider. J.P. Morgan's Donn Hess, speaking at a recent ASFA conference ...

Energy Super makes two senior appointments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
Energy Super has appointed Daniel Judd and Andrew Russell-Clarke as investment manager, and key member relationships manager respectively. With $4 billion in funds under management, industry fund Energy Super provides retirement planning solutions to ...

It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... appreciating what we've got. I don't thing anyone would trade Australia's growth numbers - actual and predicted - for America's 2.5% third quarter real GDP figure and 2.0% 2013 forecast (if it doesn't fall over the cliff) nor for Europe's contraction ...

Something's gotta give

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... trade because... C'mon we all know why - because someone heard someone say 'deal'. There were other important stats out of America last night but, as has been the case over the past few weeks, they merely serve as bit actors to support Wall Street's ...

Give super fund directors more time: Gonski

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... there for the long-term. "What worries me, looking at the most recent figures, is that among the 50 biggest companies in America the average shareholder stay is 20 minutes. How do you run a company when shareholders are turning over that quickly?"

AMP to raise $1 billion for 2nd infra debt fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... launched a new infrastructure debt fund to institutional investors following increasing demand from Asia, Europe and North America. The AMP Capital Infrastructure Debt Fund II (IDF) invests in the subordinated debt of infrastructure assets in the water ...

Diamond in the region

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... still the cliff Wall Street's worried about. For things could change dramatically depending on what happens. No deal and America closes for business that could plunge the economy into another recession. Deal and a major uncertainty is removed. Businesses ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street gains on optimism the looming "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax rises and spending cuts threatening the US with recession can be avoided. At 0643 AEDT on Thursday, the December share ...