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Fed's about to go... or not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... willingness for more stimulus... and Bloomberg's: Treasury 10-Year Yields Tumble Most Since June After Fed Minutes But... yes, but, for the life of me I can't find the letters Q and E anywhere in the minutes. No matter how many times I tried and I tried ...

Soros family office buys into Man United

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
George Soros has taken a 7.85% stake in Manchester United through his family office investment arm, Quantum Partners. News of the purchase surfaced yesterday after the Financial Times cited a filing with the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). ...

Wake up call for instos on staff retention

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
While the vast majority of the country's finance professionals want to remain living and working in Australia at the moment, four in five are considering moving out of the sector and into alternative industries. These were among the findings of eFinancialCareers ...

No change - no mas, no less

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... looked at the equity markets' performance from their June lows to date I found that they've outperformed the market for bonds - yes, the one where investors want a return OF capital. Over this timeframe, the S&P 500 has gained 10.6%; the Nikkei's up ...

Market shocks likely: Advance Asset Management

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
Geo-political signals allude to a potential market shock in coming months, said Advance Asset Management. Global political uncertainty could to lead to a severe destablilsiation of markets as soon as the last quarter of this year, said Felix Stephen ...

APRA tweaks insurance in super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
APRA will change its stance on insurance in super, allowing registered superannuation entities to seek income protection through general rather than life insurance providers alone. Acknowledging that APRA's initial approach was prescriptive, deputy ...

APA, HDF tug-o-war continues

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
The tussle over Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF) continues, after the APA group again raised its bid for the infrastructure fund. Rival bidder Pipeline Partners Australia (PPA) now has until midnight tomorrow (Tuesday) to better APA's offer. ...

The rally that no one's enjoyed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... months in August - better than expectations - and the July index of leading indicators increased by twice market expectations. Yes, it's not happening overnight but it is happening. Reminds me of one of Aesop's fables - The Crow and the Pitcher. Here's ...

Life readies for new cap increases

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
Insurers are preparing for the impact of the Life and General Insurance Capital (LAGIC) reforms, increasing their capital reserves. Challenger yesterday revealed that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) had proposed transition arrangements ...

Greens plan to fell Westpac-backed logging

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
Greens senator Lee Rhiannon yesterday moved a motion calling on the Government to get involved in the debate over Westpac's financial backing of logging operations in the Solomon Islands. Earlier this week Westpac was identified as the guarantor of ...