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Trustee survey reveals top asset classes

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
... similar features to fixed interest investments. "Infrastructure is often viewed by super funds, sometimes mistakenly, as a very safe and risk free investment because it's often viewed - like toll roads - akin to fixed interest," said Szondy. Private ...

Jobs safe in Australia: ING

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
ING plans to axe 7,000 employees globally but its 2,400 Australian staff are expected to be spared the chop. ING released a statement yesterday that it intended to reduce its workforce by 7,000 positions in 2009 in a bid to cut costs and weather the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower after US equities declined on a disappointing result at Microsoft Corp and increasing concerns about America's banks. At 0804 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 24 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... banks. A better-than-expected 2009 forecast from IBM Corp left technology shares looking not just oversold but as relatively safe bargains for some investors. Energy stocks also advanced as oil gained. Not all industries shared in the day's advance. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
The Australian stock market is likely to fall after US equities slumped more than three per cent on renewed concerns that problems in the banking industry aren't over. At 0830 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March Share Price Index futures ...

Obama: he's the man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
So it was, so it shall be. The odds - the Dow fell in 12 out of the past 16 US Presidential Inaugurations - have prevailed. Now it's 13 out of 17. The Dow fell by 4.1 per cent and the S&P 500 dropped by 5.3 per cent as Barack Obama is confirmed as the ...

Bonds no safer than houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
Flight to safety? Really? Fears about the economic outlook and a helping hand from the US Federal Reserve has pushed up the US bond market over the past few months. Fresh signs that the American economic recession is deepening - and so is the world's ...

Vanguard launches gov bond fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
... Vanguard Investments Australia has launched an Australian Government Bond Index Fund as investors continue to seek haven in safe investments backed by the government. The Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index Fund (the Fund) invests in Government ...

Bad tidings we bring

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... its own - consumers are using tax cuts and other spare funds to pay down existing credit balances. Australia still looks safe -- for now. However, like water slowly but constantly dripping on a boulder, the global recession - if it continues to progress ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after US shares fell as negative corporate news reminded investors that the global economy's troubles won't ease soon. At 0828 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share Price Index ...