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First quarter (w)innings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... Abe and new BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda joined the "whatever it takes" club on the first quarter, promising to end the country's deflation once and for all time. And it's having its intended consequences. The Bank of Japan's latest Tankan survey showed ...

No end in sight for renminbi rally

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... Pacific fixed income Hayden Briscoe, the currency will appreciate by 2-3% a year on average, just to keep pace with the country's persistent trade surpluses, and by up to 5% a year once economic rebalancing is factored in. Briscoe adds that the gap between ...

Super debate heats up ahead of Budget

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... comments made by prime minister Julia Gillard that super should be made "fair" and "sustainable", clearly placing the country's retirement system on the budget agenda. "The $15 billion dollars in super tax concessions given to the richest 10% of Australians ...

Social networks boost demand for financial advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... and the directory selects the closest advisers from a list of more than 7,500 FPA practitioner members based around the country. "The Find a Planner tool is our way of providing Australians with a safe environment to take the first step towards seeking ...

Template of a bail-in?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... a bail-in because everybody's in - the banks' shareholders and bondholders and uninsured depositors. Deal details. The country's second largest bank, Cyprus Popular Bank (aka Laiki), would be shuttered -- virtually destroying the bank's senior bondholders ...

Asset allocation shifts as EM turns strategic: MFS

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index lost 3.8% this year, compared with a 7% gain in the MSCI world index of developed-country stocks. Melendez said that as a consequence investors should not view emerging markets as a homogenous asset class. "The way ...

Transition to transparency, a case study

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
Cbus has become one of the first super funds in the country to disclose information about their directors and board members as well as investment holdings in its annual reports and in its website, Cbus CEO David Atkin said yesterday at the CMSF. Among ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... EU-IMF bailout plan for Cyprus sent stocks sinking from the opening bell as outrage spread across the Mediterranean island country and spurred fears of similar penalties elsewhere in the eurozone. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished down 62.05 ...

So stupid it could actually make money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... - linked to money laundering - and those by rich Russian oligarchs that comprise the vast majority of deposits in the country's banking sector (estimated to be eight times Cyprus' GDP). Russian President (again) Vladimir Putin's rage at this decision ...

Standard Life Inv advises caution on Japan

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... Oshita, chief portfolio manager Japanese equities for Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, said: "We should look at how seriously the country deals with reforms. It is too early to come to a firm conclusion at this stage. Too many people still assume that it ...