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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 ...

K2 floats on $20 million

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
K2 Asset Management's delayed initial public offering (IPO) has closed oversubscribed, giving the company a $20.48 million early Christmas present. K2 sold the nine per cent slice at $1.05 per share, giving the company a $228.6 million market cap from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on a positive US lead. At 0808 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was up 32 points at 6491. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases new motor vehicle ...

Sub-prime Godzilla tramples Japan

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
While US and European banks take an 'open-Kimono position' towards sub-prime losses, it's leaving Godzilla sized footprints on Japan's financial sector, crushing the $320 billion Mizuho merger and derailing a share-swap between Citigroup and Nikko Cordial. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today after a mixed lead from Wall Street. In London, base metals prices all were down. At 0807 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was down 38 points to 6446. Today ...

Killer inflation - three fatalities

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
While the RBA flags the dangers of growing consumer spending on our rising inflation, China's rocketing inflation and consumer demand have proved to be a killer. Literally. Australia's employment growth was softer than expected in October, however Westpac's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to begin today's trade lower, with Wall Street down in afternoon trade and metal prices also down overnight. At 0819 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was down 138 points to 6549. ...