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Fixed asset allocation outdated: Schroders

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... That's an environment conducive to equities," he said. The big question mark posed by Schroders is the inevitable slowdown in China. While the Sino Boom has insulated the Australian economy from some of the problems of Europe and the US over the past ...

Enough of Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... current optimism currently prevailing in the financial markets - backed up by better-than-expected stats out of America and China and emerging markets - is negating worries over the ongoing Greek tragedy. And you already know what Camp Quality says ...

The majority is wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... 2011, after having declined for most of the year." As for the external environment, I pointed out only yesterday that, "China would not be landing hard... America's economy is strengthening as we speak... there's rosier news out of Europe too. There's ...

Waiting for the RBA to dance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... look at the external environment and see that things are evolving on the side of improvement. You already know by now that China would not be landing hard, contrary to expectations at the beginning of 2012 and despite the IMF's warning that growth could ...

China on course for slowdown, not landing: Fidelity

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
Debate over whether China is in for a soft or hard landing is overplayed, according to David Urquhart, portfolio manager of the Fidelity Asia Fund. Speaking at a Fidelity briefing in Sydney this week, Urquhart pointed to recent IMF projections of 8.2% ...

Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... year have not been as gloomy as many have expected. Just yesterday, we saw better-than-expected results in the PMI's of China, Europe and the UK. Sure, the US ISM manufacturing index (America's PMI) missed expectations but at 54.1 - it certainly remains ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... lifted spirits, while traders were also confident Greece would soon reach a deal with creditors to slash its debt. With China and India on Wednesday posting strong growth in manufacturing last month, and Europe and the United States following suit, analysts ...

Eyes turn to monetary policy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... fair to say that monetary policy around the world is now fairly set on a concerted path of stimulatory policy - even in China where we're seeing an easing of monetary conditions," said Gibbs. The view was reiterated in the latest forecast from Macquarie ...

Don't be fooled by strong AUD

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... haven't proven ourselves to be a valuable member of the Asian region." According to Bennett, while much of the focus is on China, all of Asia is growing stronger with solid interregional trade routes being established. "This is where Australia needs ...

Asia vital for Aus business: Harcourt

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... Speaker Tim Harcourt, chief economist for Australian and Global Economics at the UNSW Australian School of Business, said China, South East Asia and increasingly India, remain extremely important for Australian business in 2012. "When Bernanke [Ben ...