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Loaded one-way bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
... doesn't matter. Whatever happens in July stays in July - or in August, September, October, etc... But these aren't normal times. It's true Virginia, I have argued that the stabilisation/ebbing deceleration in economic activity that we have been presented ...

African women suffer most: World Bank

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... their first birthday as a result of the crisis. A female baby will be hit hardest. Research has shown that "girls are five times more likely to be impacted by increases in infant mortality rate than boys." Unlike in rich countries such as the United ...

Ways to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... advancing further. Despite the recent rally, Datastream figures show domestic equities are presently trading around 13.6 times earnings - below the long-term average of 14.7 times. And with company earnings now starting to improve, prices still have ...

Aviva insurance in super business jumps 12pc

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... cent in 2007 to 14.8 per cent at the end of May this year. "Clients have become savvier about how they stay protected in times of economic uncertainty and this trend is supported by our figures which show an increase in life insurance held via super," ...

Yellow Brick Road drops acquisition strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... firm that you purchase because clients may not be as sticky as they were in the past having been through these financial times." Yellow Brick Road has also broadened its service to clients after buying North Sydney based accounting practice run by David ...

WA planning firm wins Telstra award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
... quality assets at attractive prices. This tribute is the third of a number of awards Addwealth has been granted in recent times, adding to recognition for general manager Bronwen Parsons, who received the 2009 WA Business News 40under40 Award in February ...

RBNZ could go zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
... quarters. And if this were not bad enough, consensus expects economic output to shrink by 2.05 per cent in 2009 - almost 10 times the contraction forecast for Australia. Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Alan Bollard is a little bit more optimistic ...

Hedge fund to overtake managed fund growth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
... managed funds sector will grow at a lower 9 per cent each year to approach US$24 trillion by 2013 - a slower pace but still 10 times the size of the hedge fund market. But the new wave of hedge funds and managed funds over the next few years will be ...

Bullish bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
... else. Expectations are for growth of 9 per cent in the third quarter and 10 per cent in the fourth. "It was the best of times..." [Charles Dickens]

Rio Tinto seeks super trustees

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... are appointed by the company and the rest elected by and from the employee members. The fund's trustee directors meet four times each year in Melbourne, noted a statement from the fund's website. Their responsibilities include overseeing the fund's management ...