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Australia better than triple A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
"Absolutely not!" "That will never happen to this country." This was US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's when ABC News asked if he was concerned over a possible downgrade of America's credit rating. Worries about the US credit rating made the headlines ...

From ratchet to resilient: an economy in bloom

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... professionals who attended already knew this, but for those who wanted the details on why Australia will continue to be the 'lucky country', the presenters didn't disappoint. Stay within the flags Stammer said that in the past, the local economy has ...

RARE eyes Indian and Mexican assets

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... benchmark's 15.5 per cent. Meanwhile, Shaw is erring on the cautious side regarding Brazil investments, aiming to cut the country's allocation from 40 to 30 per cent. "Coming into 2010, we have some concerns about volatility coming out of Brazil via ...

Research finds country bias in pension asset allocation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... three-fold increase since 1999 when the allocation was a low 8 per cent. The research also reinforced Australia's "lucky country" label. Not only did the Australian economy emerged the most resilient after the US-led financial crisis, it also comes up ...

No easy gains in Indian equities: Pereira

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... economic growth of more than seven per cent for the financial year. The Indian Government said it may be possible for the country to grow over nine per cent for the financial year if the current economic conditions continue. "Internal consumption has ...

Macquarie in talks with Charter Hall

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
The details behind Macquarie's venture to potentially sell its real estate management platform to Charter Hall are still sketchy - but one property expert predicts the outcome of the deal could create a new heavyweight property player in Australia. ...

Greek tragedy overwhelms Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... tragedy. Greek government 10-year bond yields rose to a 10-year high of 7.16 per cent on the back of concerns that the country would find it difficult to contain its budget deficit of around 13 per cent of its national output. This provides a preview ...

Emerging markets look expensive: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... market has gone sideways since October last year. The research also suggests a neutral stance on the US market as the country's dollar looks to bottom out and US interest rates likely to rise. Bassanese's Investor Portfolio, which uses ETFs to invest ...

LKM directors blocked from leaving Oz

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... directors of collapsed debenture scheme operator LKM Capital, which cost investors $63 million in losses, from leaving the country. The NSW Federal Court ordered that Koops and Martin be restrained from traveling outside Australia. The Court also ordered ...

AXA pushes into Romanian life market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... understood Romania has a gross domestic product of roughly $264 billion, according to 2008 estimates. The former communist country has been part of the European Union since January 2007. This deal is inline with AXA's strategy to accelerate its development ...