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Citi sees ASX200 at 5300 in 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... mining boom to continue next year and, with limited spare capacity in the economy, they expect inflation to remain stubbornly above the RBA's 2-3 per cent target range. As a result, they predict the central bank will be forced to raise rates by another ...

ASX200 to hit 5,600: forecast

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... locations this year, as it dragged down corporate earnings. But he believes the RBA will remain on hold until growth rises above trend and put a forecast on the Aussie dollar hitting US$0.97 at the end of the financial year next June.

Danger everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... overvalued. Speaking of overvaluation, not safe in gold or other commodities either. And equities? Look up young man! Look at the above paragraphs and it would be enough to scare your pants off. Cash is safe... maybe, if you can live with zero per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... parliamentary committee in Canberra was the main domestic event on Friday. The current cash rate of 4.75 per cent was "a bit above normal", Mr Stevens said. "He said rates were not going to go up anytime soon," Mr Taylor said. For the rest of the local ...

AustralianSuper to hit $110bn by 2020

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... the $110 billion FUM target, AustralianSuper will need to grow around 13 per cent per annum over the next decade. It is above the average 9.7 per cent yearly growth for super funds in Australia over the last 10 years, according to Rainmaker Information. ...

Whac-a-mole 2.0

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... that this would include food price controls, a crackdown on commodity speculation, raising interest rates or all of the above. OMG! This would mean Chinese growth - the strongest driver of global growth this cycle - is going to slow. But slowing from ...

Hunter Hall regains ground

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... stockpicking strategies and value investing model. Speaking at an investor briefing yesterday, the group reported strong above-benchmark returns during the year, with the Hunter Hall Value Growth Trust posting 10.6 per cent and the Hunter Hall Global ...

Recycled fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... Reuters/University of Michigan consumer confidence index rose to 69.3 in November - more than forecasts for a gain to 69.0 and above the 68.3 it averages during previous recessions. If you're seeking for something to worry about, worry not over China ...

CBA plans retail bond offering

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... around 6.2 per cent. Last week, the bank faced a political storm after it hiked its variable home loans by 45 basis points, above the RBA's 25 basis point cash rate increase. The 45 basis point rise pushed its benchmark Complete Home Loan Variable Mortgage ...

Bank planners more trusted than family: survey

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... on themselves to manage their finances, 40.4 per cent say they "completely or greatly trust their national bank". This is above the 35.4 per cent who say they trust their friends and family when it comes to finances. "It does show that bank insurance ...