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What ifs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... currency war could still be averted. But at this point it's difficult to imagine a quick resolution to this. Not when "every country for itself" is the current state of dynamics. While there's the international repercussion that must be considered, it's ...

CBA plans retail bond offering

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... recent retail bond offerings from Tabcorp and Primary Healthcare were well received, CBA is a household name and one of the country's largest issuers, so its move was "very positive" for the retail market. "It indicates a willingness of major banks to ...

Infocus awards advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... Australia, were part of a three-day event in Noosa for over 140 financial planners and industry leaders from around the country to celebrate the team's many achievements throughout the year and undertake further professional development. Award Winners ...

Platinum feels the force of term deposits

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
One of the country's most respected equity fund managers has lamented that its retail business is facing "intense" competition from bank term deposits. "While Platinum continues to attract positive retail net fund inflows the competition from bank term ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... Industry Minister Tony Clement said he was not satisfied the proposed takeover was likely to be of net benefit to his country "at this time". Shares in BHP Billiton were up $1.07, or 2.47 per cent, at $43.70. Fellow big miners were mixed. Rio Tinto had ...

Platforms control market, not advisers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
The country's six largest platforms control three-quarters of their market while the six largest planning groups control less than half of their market, suggesting where the power to influence the financial advice industry really lies, research shows. ...

The changing face of super: State Street

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... structure, according to the report. Overall, Australia's super system is expected to retain its primary role in boosting the country's status as a key financial centre in the Asia Pacific region. Critical to the equation will be financial planners, who ...

Clash of the titans on housing bubble

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... timing and speed of the decline is very uncertain, but the outcome is inevitable" he continued. In contrast, PIMCO, the country's largest bond manager, said that claims of a housing bubble in Australia are misplaced, and to prove its point, announced ...

Smaller QE2 is not all that bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... Australias or 17 New Zealands plus change!" Well as it's turning out, the QE2 might be enough to buy just one Turkey - the country not the one carved up for Thanksgiving - after all. If it came form any other source, I would quickly dismiss it as plain ...

Rare opportunities in US real estate

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
... "multi-family" real estate - properties with typically 250 to 300 units in garden communiities or mid high rise buildings - in the country's top 25 markets, where employment levels remain relatively stable and supply of new housing is constrained. Michael ...