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Schroders wins business from super portfolio review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... manager the sovereign bonds, one manager a credit mandate, another a short duration mandate and appoint another for high yield," he said. "Which, in theory, is fine because you've got specialists but who's deciding that it's not a great time to be in ...

IGR signals tax and health reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
Fiscal pressures due to Australia's ageing population outlined in the latest Intergenerational Report strengthen the case for health reform, tax reform, national productivity growth targets and the removal of the compulsory retirement age. Yesterday ...

Greek tragedy overwhelms Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
Yes we can! One more time, Yes we can! Obama has spoken and Wall Street saw that it was good. Despite rising criticism of his presidency and falling popularity, you can't help but be roused by the man when you listen to him speak with his distinct rhetorical ...

Unlisted property continue to pose liquidity headaches

JOHN KAVANAGH  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... also accommodate managers that wanted to use a listing to recapitalise their funds. At present, mortgage, property and high yield income funds with a combined $30 billion of investor money have suspended redemptions or are able to offer only limited ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... The Nasdaq composite index was down 25.55, or 1.12 per cent, at 2,265.70. Bond prices jumped as the stock market fell. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell to 3.60 per cent from 3.65 per cent late on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... the Nasdaq composite index fell 29.15, or 1.26 per cent, to 2,291.25. Bond prices rose, driving their yields lower. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to 3.65 per cent from 3.70 per cent late Tuesday. LONDON - European stocks plunged ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... composite index was up 28.62, or 1.25 per cent, to 2,316.61. Bond prices fell, pushing their yields slightly higher. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.71 per cent from 3.68 per cent late Friday. LONDON - European stock markets ...

Bonds need a double dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
... market or the realisation that America's recovery is proceeding and that sustainable growth is not that far behind? The US yield curve - the yield gap between 10-year US Treasuries and the fed funds rate (you can use the 3-month bill or 2-year notes ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
... was up 25.59 points, or 1.1 per cent, at 2,307.9. Bond prices fell after jumping on Tuesday, pushing yields higher. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.75 per cent from 3.72 per cent. LONDON - European stock markets closed mostly ...

Good For China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
China is proving true to the words uttered by US President John F. Kennedy half a century earlier. In a speech in Indianapolis delivered on 12 April 1959, JFK said that, "When written in Chinese the word crisis is composed of two characters. One represents ...