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Who you know overshadows rules: Freehills view on Asia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... much wider array of investment opportunities than are possible simply through the resources sector. Warren Hogan, chief economist at the ANZ Banking Group, said, "In Australia we are fascinated by the mining boom and links to Asia, but that is in the ...

Peak in investment spend to herald lower growth: Barclays economist

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... resulting in a significant growth slowdown in 2014. This was the overarching conclusion that Kieran Davies chief Australian economist with Barclays Bank left with delegates attending yesterday's Portfolio Risk Management forum hosted by Financial Standard. ...

Q3 will work

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
"Is QE3 enough to save America's economy?" The Economist magazine posed this question to its readers over the weekend. So far, the nays have it - 78% of them think QE won't cut it - because according to those who commented: even Bernanke admitted that ...

Two down, one to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
Two down. European Central Bank bond purchases -- Outright Monetary Transactions (OMTs) - open-ended at that: Check. German Constitutional Court's verdict on the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) bailout fund: Check. Ja! Jawohl! "'The review has concluded ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower despite a positive finish on Wall Street, while investors await the outcome of a key Federal Reserve policy meeting. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher after a flat result on Wall Street overnight with investors waiting to see if Europe's central bank plans to introduce stimulatory measures. At 0818 AEST on Thursday, the September share price ...

Bond boom or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... - up 10.1%. Why not? Australia is AAA-rated while the US only has two A's. Australia has a lower budget deficit. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) predicts a shortfall of 0.7% of GDP at the end of this year -- more than 10 times that of Uncle Sam's ...

WA closures signal mining boom end: Veda

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... starting to slow and that small business closures in WA are a leading indicator. But according to Shane Oliver, chief economist at AMP Capital, the end of the mining boom should have a silver lining. While there is the risk of a timing mismatch around ...

AustralianSuper hires veteran economist Tierney

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... Tierney has nearly 30 years experience in financial markets. Prior to joining AustralianSuper, he was an international economist for the Macquarie Group for 12 years, during which time he was responsible for economic research for equity and fixed interest ...

Super contributions highest since GFC

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... compulsory contributions growing by $6.1 billion or 9.5% in the 2012 financial year," said Financial Services Council chief economist James Bond. Voluntary contributions were down though, falling by $0.2 billion in 2011-12 to $16 billion. This was put ...