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No flight to cash at Equipsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... when volatility was at its peak, but since then the level of switching has reduced - bringing the levels to just slightly above average over the long term. "Our members, from what we've seen, are relatively stable in their investment approach. "We have ...

Confusion in the inflection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... This is the tightest spread since mid-March 2008 and way below the 364-point spread hit in October 2008. Although still above the historical spread of 10 bps, it is moving in the right direction. These writings show that US consumer confidence is returning. ...

Bull market on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... -- first published in 1973 -- became a bestseller. Last night's price action takes the S&P 500 up more than 32 per cent above its 9 March low and the Dow more than 27 per cent higher. Hold on...isn't this the classic definition of a bull market? A bull ...

AMIST offers fee-for-service advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... financial planner," said Livanas. Members will be allowed to access a tailored "full financial planning service" which is a step above basic advice such as those pertaining to salary sacrifice and budgeting, he said. But AMIST is not done with its financial ...

Pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... per cent. I don't see what the big deal is all about given that the US benchmark equity index remains almost 31 per cent above its 2009 low. I told you so. Suddenly wagging fingers have come out reminding equity investors of their prescience - that those ...

Govt continues to target high income HHs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... health. The health insurance rebate policy shift continues government signals that they believe households with annual income above $150,000 are wealthy and should have their welfare payments means tested, though not cut out completely. According to ...

Finovia opts for Select

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... Managed by SELECT, the philosophy behind the Finovia Portfolio Solutions is to achieve regular compounding rates of return above cash, in addition to limiting major draw downs of capital in difficult market conditions through diversification. The investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... The Hang Seng Index ended up 49.03 points at 16,430.08. WELLINGTON - The NZ sharemarket's benchmark top-50 index closed above the 2800-point level for the first time since November 2008, pulling away from recent five-year lows. The NZSX-50 closed up ...

They will, they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... staged another rally last night on better-than-expected US housing data and a rise in China's purchasing managers index above 50 - indicating that manufacturing there is once again expanding. They will. Those betting on another rate cut today points ...

Budget me a recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
... the deficit by the end of his first term. Part of his plan to do this? Raise income taxes on those earning US$250,000 and above. The UK will do the same - raise taxes for those earning ?100,000 and up next year. Chances are Australia's budget would be ...