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Prudential halts AIA talks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010

More worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... their heads like a "Damocles sword" - hey, isn't he Greek? - financial markets are again presented another source of worry. Yes, Virginia here's one more to add to your list of worries - it's called geopolitical risk. In George Bush Junior's time, they ...

CFSGAM targets global trends with commodities fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) banks on global trends including population growth, demand for biofuels and the emerging 'middle class' to make a return for investors. The CFSGAM Global Soft Commodity Share fund, launched yesterday ...

True Lies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
... Does anybody expect China to show its hand? Would it shoot itself in the foot and announce to the whole wide world that, "yes, we're selling euros"? No way, Jose! My guess is -- like everyone else at this point in time -- China's deciding whether to ...

Western Asset seeks ops in volatile markets

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
One of the world's largest fixed-income managers, Western Asset Management, has launched a new absolute return credit fund aimed at exploiting credit opportunities amid volatile markets. Speaking at the Legg Mason Investment Symposium in Sydney yesterday ...

Fund fees not coming down: Cooper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
Super System Review chair Jeremy Cooper said market forces in super aren't enough to drive the best outcome for members, arguing that contrary to industry claims, fund fees have gone up, not down, in the past decade. In his speech at the Committee for ...

Up, down and round and round

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... homebuyers tax credit in April had a hand in this. But falling mortgage rates should aid in sustaining demand in the coming months. Yes, everything was going well until... The Financial Times published a story saying that China's State administration ...

US consumers to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... you don't take on the big guys. Never! You'll just get creamed. And what's this popping out in the news stories at present? Yes, the one about the 3-month US dollar LIBOR rate rising for the 11th consecutive day to its highest level since July last year. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market was down at noon, continuing to be pounded by eurozone instability, with mining, energy and financial stocks suffering losses. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 76.7 points, or 1.75 per cent, at 4,318.7 ...

Hold, Fold or Run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
... bank. But haven't central banks and government institutions been rescuing the private sector most notably during the GFC? Yes. But it's different now. With the army of speculators trying to burn Europe to the ground, even a whiff of smoke creates panic. ...