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Reverse contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... in europe. If France falls over then that will be felt every where. Maybe even china?" Italian 10-year bond yield spiked above the "beg for bailout" mark to 7.07% and the fear has spread to the others. The extra yield investors demanded to hold French ...

MLC MasterKey fees cut, new features

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... $200,000 paying around half the administration fee they currently pay, dropping from 0.77% to 0.4%, while clients with balances above $1.4 million will now benefit from a fee cap of $3,500 for administration. The $6.50 monthly account fee for MasterKey ...

Perspective not perplexing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... contraction in the Eurozone (as it did in 2009) takes 2012 global growth down to around 2.5% instead of 4% -- still way above the 0.7% global economic contraction recorded in 2009. This of course assumes that the IMF's growth forecasts for the other ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... bond sale compared to before the start of its political crisis. At the same time, Spanish borrowing costs soared to well above six per cent, a sign of stress as the markets demand more in return for their money, sparking concerns that Madrid could be ...

Morgan Stanley slapped with US $1 million fine

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... including corporate and municipal bonds, receive fair and reasonable prices regardless of whether a markup or markdown is above or below 5 percent. Morgan Stanley clearly violated fair pricing standards and FINRA will continue to require firms that violate ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... nearly three per cent after talks collapsed in Greece on forming a new government, and Italian government bond yields spiked above seven per cent as doubts grew that the country could repay its debt. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... soared and talks collapsed in Greece on forming a new government. The yield on the benchmark Italian government bond spiked above seven per cent, evidence that investors are losing faith in the country's ability to repay its debt. Greece, Portugal and ...

Age Pension must be factored into retirement income

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... Australians of 'Age Pension age' receive either a full or part age pension - and in 40 years' time this is expected to still be above 75%." The Intergenerational Report stated the cost of the age pension for the year 2009-10 was 2.7% of GDP. By 2049-50 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... markets had welcomed the eurozone debt rescue plan unveiled in Brussels. In Italy, 10-year government bonds were still trading above 6.0 per cent - a level seen by analysts as a threshold that could imperil the nation's chances of financing itself. The ...

BTIM fixed focus for new financial year

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... Australian fixed interest which were up $500 million. "Our key core funds are well positioned with Australian Equities returning above benchmark. Our funds are all well rated and it puts us in a very good position across our platforms and this has been ...