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Parity not quite a party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
... relative fundamentals are practically begging (or is it America begging?) for the Australian dollar to go higher and break above parity with the greenback. Australia's economic outlook is rosy. Just ask the RBA. "Information on the Australian economy ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... numbers on Thursday. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed the nation added 49,500 jobs in September, well above market expectations of a 20,000 increase in total employment. CMC Markets head of trading James Foulsham said the jobs ...

Pengana launches Australian Market Neutral fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010

BlackRock to develop super SMA

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... significant demand from its existing clients for a superannuation option. The super SMA would simply involve a trustee sitting above the existing service and is expected to be launched in early 2011. A shift into superannuation SMAs would pit BlackRock ...

Commercial property sales rebound: CBRE

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
Commercial property transactions above $5 million rebounded to $2.6 billion in the third quarter, up 268 per cent sequentially and up 75 per cent on last year, according to figures released by CB Richard Ellis. And while Australian super funds are dipping ...

Asia-Pac HNWI market approaches US$10 tn: report

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... (HNWI) surged almost 31 per cent in 2009 to US$9.7 trillion, erasing the losses recorded in 2008 and placing the Asian market above Europe for the first time on record, a new survey has found. According to the 2010 Asia-Pacific Wealth Report released ...

Bad hair day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... forecasts and August's 55.9 reading. Bad. For while these indicate that manufacturing and services remain in expansion (above 50), their paces are decelerating. Still in the Eurozone, reports show that Ireland is on its way to a double-dip. Ireland's ...

ETF portfolio vs Future Fund portfolio shows gap

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... after a bottom in March." To put in context, however, the Future Fund's mandate is to return between 4.5 and 5.5 per cent above the Consumer Price Index each year, while investors playing catch up might higher returns year-on-year. For example, the PennyWise ...

Future Fund rebounds

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... total assets stood at $67.3 billion, compared to $61.04 billion in June last year. The 10.6 per cent return sits comfortably above the fund's benchmark, which according to its investment mandate is a return of between 4.5 and 5.5 per cent above the Consumer ...

Bidding time for AMP

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
... Credit Suisse said in a research note. Analysts at Credit Suisse believe AMP has the capacity to raise its bid for AXA APH above $6.00 per share, provided the company's Paris-based parent renews its offer to acquire its Asian operations for $11 billion. ...