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The Ides of March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... price it wants to buy its assets. This time, institutions with toxic assets are still alive - well, gasping - and buying above or below the assets' true market value would create its own problems. Buy too high and the taxpayers suffer. Buy too low and ...

Rising above the average: Fiducian

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
Financial services and advisory group Fiducian trailed behind some of its peers during the years of easy money but when the crunch came, it's the group's very same prudent strategy that saved the day. The numbers show a part of the story. The group ...

APRA outlines priorities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... capital management, Laker said the international forum, Basel Committee is exploring how to promote strong capital buffers above the minimum requirements that could be used in a downturn to insulate banks and encourage lending. While APRA is not a member ...

Advisers turn to unlisted property

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... property investments. Joe Christie, Trilogy head of distribution NSW and ACT acknowledged that the 15 per cent figure is above the average allocation for most advisers. "It's a reflection of the times - I think that people are shying away from listed ...

Riccardian equivalence redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... wealth destroyed, jobs lost or under threat, homes foreclosed, etc. - the last thing those still with jobs (and earning above US$250,000) wants is to hear they will have to pay more. This is because, they too, in a way, contribute a multiplier to the ...

Infrastructure wins pension funds votes

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... with a target 3 per cent allocation of assets, or $11.2 billion in infrastructure. The target returns is a net 5 per cent above inflation over 5 years. In Canada, the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) for instance has several billions ...

Westscheme spends cash

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... since late 2007. Meanwhile the $7 billion HOST-PLUS has more than 4 per cent of its funds in cash - more than two percent above its benchmark. Rosario said that the fund is currently undertaking a review of its investment stategy and will be looking ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... a day after closing at its lowest point in nearly four months, as blue-chip exporters gained on the dollar's first move above 93 yen in six weeks. Fast Retailing Co climbed after a brokerage upgrade on expectations for robust sales at its Uniqlo discount ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
... gained $1.89, or 7.15 per cent, to $28.34, after the bank said on Monday its first half profit will be more than 20 per cent above consensus forecast. ANZ gained 52 cents, or 3.92 per cent, to $13.78, Westpac added 70 cents, or 4.57 per cent, to $16.01 ...

Bigger fish to fry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
... cut interest rates just a little bit more. Agreed, even the most optimistic December quarter inflation forecast remains above its 2 - 3 per cent target band, but it would not want to be accused of sleeping at the wheel when the economy is headed towards ...