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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... analyst Ric Spooner said investors were also cautious after having already been burnt by "false starts" in Europe multiple times this year. "I think investors individually are learning now that with the European situation - whilst some sort of immediate ...

OECD: Economy to grow by 4% next year

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... said it would be "counterproductive" for the government to make any changes to its own budgetary plans. "In these uncertain times for the global economy, the Government recognises the importance of striking the right balance between budget discipline ...

Prettiest of them all

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
... tonnes in the third quarter - this is more than twice their shopping bill in the second quarter and get this... it's seven times more than their purchases in the same period last year. What exactly are central banks hedging against? Gold is generally ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... from $1.3451 and 103.70 yen in New York late Wednesday. The dollar was at 76.91 yen, from 76.96 yen. Singapore's Straits Times Index closed down 1.04 per cent, or 29.19 points, to 2,778.25. WELLINGTON - Wellington closed flat, edging 0.69 points lower ...

Political debate defers FOFA clarity

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... required. "Obviously anyone who takes this seriously wants to do this properly and accordingly there are significant lead times in implementation, even when you have the final legislation," said Mc Donald. "Look at March and July 1, that's not really ...

APRA urges trustees to adhere to industry standards

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... outsourced marketers and product designers of their funds are adhering to industry standards and that the trustees at all times are ultimately responsible. In a letter to super licensees, the regulator said that while trustees were aware of their obligations ...

AXA Gorilla to retire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... gorilla," Stacy Braun, senior vice president for advertising and marketing at AXA Equitable in New York, told the New York Times. AXA Equitable said AXA Gorilla will be replaced by a new campaign called Destination Retirement Sweepstakes that aligns ...

Reverse contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... remains slow and the unemployment rate is still stuck at 9% as at October. If I told you once, I told you a hundred thousand times. Employment is a lagging indicator - the economy must improve first before it does. The consistent increases in retail ...

Perspective not perplexing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... yourselves all you want but it was a relatively good turnout for Italy's 10-year bond auction last night. Demand was 1.47 times the amount of the Italian offering and... investors demanded only a yield of 6.71% -- still high but not as crinch-worthy ...

Global ETPs hits $1.58 trillion

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... figures. These figures show that $20.4 billion was taken from mutual funds that invest long-term in U.S. stocks while three times that amount was invested into domestic stocks. The US National Stock Exchange figures show ETFs that invest in domestic ...