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Move over BRICs, Middle East is coming

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... Street, developed Europe and emerging markets generally, so this region represents a phenomenal hiding place," he said. "Three times this year you've had markets generally off 10 per cent, on every one of those global equities setbacks. The Middle East ...

Oil prices a two-way street

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... for the day when oil begins to run out. According to an article published in the UK Guardian and repeated in the Canberra Times, the Saudi government is each year buying A$60 billion in G7 sovereign bonds while state-owned enterprises are buying stakes ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
... indicators have indicated a turnaround," said Mr Smith. "Once again we must remember to buy on the dips in these economic times. "It is right across the board... Even some of the forgotten stocks are having a bit of life. "When you get a turnaround of ...

Less junk mail drives rollover

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
Super members are five times more likely to consolidate their superannuation accounts if they are warned of the paper pile-up that comes with multiple accounts, according to AUSfund research. AUSfund, in collaboration with marketing company Shannon's ...

India calls for better financial services

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
... worth investors have surplus cash and have an appetite for financial instruments," he said. Religare's recent IPO closed 161 times oversubscribed.

Alt assets boom in uncertain times

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
Alternative assets outperformance over equity and bonds over the last decade, especially in hard times, has pushed them to higher levels of popularity with institutional and high net worth investors, according to new research from Deutsche Bank alternatives ...

A case for active managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... less compelling. "The strong recent rally has pushed the Australian market's forward price to earnings (PE) ratio to 16 times, the highest since the bull market started in late 2002," Gunning said. Russell Investment Group has more than $250 billion ...

India's investment exuberance

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... emerging market. "They have emerged as their own right," added Harper. This transformation is reflected in an Economics Times report published in the Times of India on the weekend stating that private equity investment into India could exceed US$48 billion ...

Tyndall/Suncorp to merge fixed interest teams

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
... The company would also market more aggressively to the retail market, he said. "I think it'd be fair to say in more recent times we've been more focused on building our proposition so as we can aggressively go the market, rather than be in the market ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
... trade, a level not seen since September. He said today's positive NAB Business Confidence survey pointed towards happier times in the business world despite further expected interest rate rises. At 1207 AEST, takeover target Rio Tinto shares had dropped ...