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Free money can be costly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 23 NOV 2008
Inflation is out and deflation is the new black. If the prospect for falling prices becomes entrenched even free money will be expensive. Just over four months ago when crude oil reached nearly US$150 a barrel, many central bankers remained keenly focused ...

Westpac names merger team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
Westpac has named its top executives following the merger, with Rob Coombe appointed as the chief executive of the enlarged wealth management business, BT Financial Group. Geoff Lloyd, St. George Wealth group executive and head of Asgard Wealth Solutions ...

Responsible investments still in vogue

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
Investors have pumped $4.1 billion into responsible investments in the last year, bringing the sector's figures to $57.1 billion, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia. The Responsible Investment 2008 report found that broad ...

All together now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
It is just fitting that the world leaders from the Group of 20 nations decided to meet on 15 November 2008 to hatch their battle plans for ending the global financial crisis. For on this very same day in 1920, the League of Nations also held its first ...

Good news at last for AIG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
At last some good news for AIG Life Australia with the company announcing a major upgrade of their insurance suite while also coming runner-up in the CoreData Life Company of the Year awards. The firm's Priority Protection insurance suite is receiving ...

Westpac number one ADI branch owner

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
As banks reclaim market share in the mortgage market following the RMBS market meltdown and the flight to government guaranteed deposit taking institutions, APRA has released figures showing their branch network is as strong as ever. According to the ...

US resi housing collapse hits CalPERS

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
The $296 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has suffered a 35 per cent write-down in the market value of its $15 billion residential housing portfolio. Latest figures from CalPERS' assessment of its housing portfolio showed ...

Long-only turmoil pushes investors to hedge funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
As the GFC batters confidence in long-only equities, sentiment is turning to hedge funds, provided you partner with groups that are reputable and well run, said Spencer Young, chief executive officer of HFA Holdings. The result is institutional investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower today after US stocks fell overnight on signs that company profits are being hit by the decline in consumer spending. At 0810 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket remained firmly in the red at noon, dragged down by the miners after sharply lower base metal prices in London and a more than five per cent drop on Wall Street overnight on heightened concerns of a US recession. At 1210 AEDT ...