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No end in sight for renminbi rally

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
The unbridled appreciation of Chinese currency will not be halted by uncertainties about the economy's short-term economic outlook, according to new research by AllianceBernstein. The investment manager says the strength of structural factors, rather ...

NGS launches 2013 scholarship program

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
The NGS industry fund for non-government schools has invited members to apply for a $5000 professional development scholarship. The NGS scholarship program, following in the footsteps of HESTA's nursing industry awards and the HostPlus 'cook for your ...

Treasuries - safe but not so rewarding

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
This was to be the year of the Great Rotation. The period when the bond market waves the white flag and give up the fight for investor dollars to the market for equities. That's until Cyprus. It has to come up with a,-5.8 billion (by taxing bank deposits ...

Only 13 MySuper products so far authorised

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
The 1 July launch date of MySuper is just three months away and only 13 MySuper products have so far been authorised. The 13 products are those offered by AvSuper, Combined Fund, the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, HESTA Super, LUCRF, Media ...

Ripples from a pebble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
Is this the tiny pebble that trips the bull? I planned to discuss how being in cash is an even riskier proposition at this precise moment in time because of its negative inflation-adjusted returns and using as lead "The Daily Telegraph's" story about ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
The Australian market is set for weak start after Wall Street's long run of consecutive gains came to a halt on Friday. At 0745 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down 23 points at 5,099. On Monday, the Australian Bureau ...

Quantum makes T1 bonds available to retail investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
Fund manager Quantum has launched a product that allows retail investors to access some of the high yielding T1 bonds issued by the four major trading banks. "This is the opportunity that we saw - to release a product that gave retail investors the ...

AMP Capital appoints new Asian portfolio manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
AMP Capital has appointed a new portfolio manager to its Asian equities desk in Hong Kong. Andy Peng will analyse the telecoms, utilities and healthcare sectors for the Pan Asia portfolio as well as consumer discretionary for the Asia ex-Greater China ...

Former Astarra director permanently banned from fin services

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced today that it has permanently banned former Astarra Asset Management director Eugene Liu from providing financial services for failing to comply with financial services laws. Liu ...

Green, green grass of home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
I'm an Aussie and I'll cry if I want to. I'll cry if I want to, I'll cry if I want to. My good pal, Alex 'yes we can' Dunnin - Rainmaker's Director of Editorial & Research - emailed me yesterday Malcolm Maiden's piece in the Sydney Morning Herald titled ...