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GSJBWAM appoints infrastructure exec

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
Climate change and Australian equities specialist, Ben Hare, has been promoted to director of infrastructure at Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management. Prior to this position, Hare was an equities dealer at Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management (GSJBWAM) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
The Australian stock market appears headed for further choppy trade with an uncertain lead from Wall Street, base metals in London down, and continued uncertainty over world market conditions. At 0743 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March ...

We'll cut rates again if we have to: US Fed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
US Federal Reserve governor Ben Bernanke has warned that he is ready to cut rates further if that is what is necessary to shake the US economy out of its slow slide into recession, raising speculation that the AUD and oil prices will continue to skyrocket. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open flat today after Friday's lacklustre session on Wall Street and as investors sit tight ahead of a US Federal Reserve meeting this week. At 0754 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open weaker, influenced by a weak result on Wall Street and lower base metal prices. At 0804 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was down 20 points at 6538. In economic news ...

T-Charter has limitations

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
Super funds must understand the T-Charter document regarding transition managers, although a positive step, fails to provide adequate standards to evaluate transition managers, according to Russell Investments. In October State Street, Barclays Global ...

Perfect storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
High oil prices and a shrinking US dollar signal an economic perfect storm looming on the horizon, warns the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Simon Johnson, IMF chief economist told ABC TV's Business Lateline program last night that the credit crisis ...

The unpopular outperformer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
SGH20, a fund managed by SG Hiscock & Company has received little platform interest despite being the best performing Australian large cap blended fund in the last 12 months, returning more than 58 per cent. Launched in October 2004, Rainmaker data ...

Gen X and baby boomers clash on FP

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
The recent sub prime-related market re-rating has exposed a divide between how retirees and younger investors perceive the performance of their financial planner. According to the Lifeplan University of Adelaide's International Centre for Financial ...

Schroders expands investment team

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
Schroders has appointed two new analysts to its team, covering Australian mining stocks and credit. Former ABN Amro equity analyst Alex Mears will cover mining stocks within the Australian equities team and report to head of equities research Justin ...