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Westpac calm in face of storm

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... We'd like to see it increase from that level." The commitment sends a clear message to the market when analysts see tough times ahead. PwC's financial services leader Hugh Harley says he expects RoEs to edge lower in the future with 15% becoming the ...

Three chances to win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... the Australian banks' winnings should the RBA hand down a rate cut today - they'll win for sure, as they have in recent times when they skim a few bips off the rate reduction. But hey, they're doing right by their shareholders! Half an hour later, at ...

Investors more satisfied with SMSF than pooled funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... from retail and a to a lesser extent industry funds into SMSF's," he said. "While a great deal of discussion over recent times has been about the level of fees associated with super and the need to minimise these, the question of looking at fees in conjunction ...

A week full of question marks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... members of the Socialist Party are reportedly voting against the new plans. You can speculate all you want but like many, many times in the past, Athens would have no choice but to comply and enact those austerity measures. Beggars can't be choosers. ...

Uncertainty goes uncertainty comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... Irene was about twice as large as the initial estimates had suggested, and the damage from Hurricane Katrina was about four times as large." Hurricane Katrina left behind a damage bill of US$112.4 bil back in August 2005 while Hurricane Andrew cost US$58.6 ...

Push... pussshh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012

Tyndall develops fixed income info kit

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... answering questions from their clients about fixed income. "Fixed income has received a great deal of attention in recent times as clients seeks safe and stable investment options, but it is a complicated asset class that many find difficult to come ...

Ancestry.com snapped up in PE deal

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... 2009. Last year, it earned $US62.9 million or $US1.29 per share, on nearly US$400 million in revenue. In July, The New York Times reported that Ancestry.com was in talks with Providence Equity Partners and TPG Capital, as well as Permira, about a possible ...

Bad everywhere news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... QE infinity - policy wise, of course. One surprise could be Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke confirming or denying the New York Times report that he'll not seek a third term whether or not President Obama gets re-elected. Our friend Ben's term ends on January ...

Super returns nudge GFC barrier

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... returns are now triple inflation at 6.5%. The top performing fund over the 12 months is QSuper returning 14.5%, almost three times what the lowest performer is returning. Rounding out the top funds over the year are UniSuper with 13.4%, Australian Enterprise ...