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Market dives on US downgrade, China demands new reserve currency

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... downgrades. Bondholders have been concerned by the size of US debt and the decline in value of the US dollar, eroding the purchasing power of their investments. Bill Gross, managing director of bond fund PIMCO, sold out of US Treasuries in March. In ...

Towers Watson grows team after benefiting from super mergers

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... than equity holders but never the less receive equity like returns," said Miller. "Examples might be private loans, purchasing infrastructure debt on the secondary market, mezzanine debt or sub-investment grade corporate bonds." New analysts Jordan Taylor ...

ASIC looks to reshape retail advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... Consultation Paper 164 Additional guidance on how to scale advice (CP 164) will offer examples of scalable advice in purchasing shares, adopting a transition to retirement strategy and superannuation pension products among others. CP 164 will also outline ...

Super Choice did not change super habits

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... a financial planner to obtain managed funds in December 2010, compared to just 5.4% who named their employer as the purchasing channel. The figures have remained largely unchanged since 2006, the report found. "Given that the introduction of Super Choice ...

Investor eyes fixing on fixed interest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... "This market wants to increase their exposure to asset classes that deliver consistent income and don't diminish the purchasing power of their retirement pool," said Vassos. Global demographics only adds to this shift, he said. Strong returns from actively ...

China-Gillard tug o' war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... months. You know why? Yes, you know why - China. You'll see why when you chart the Resources index line alongside China's purchasing managers index. They are positively correlated. This was on display only last week when resource stocks fell following ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... On the Nasdaq, Apple added 2.2 per cent and Yahoo 2.8 per cent. The markets got a boost from the release of the ISM purchasing managers index for the manufacturing sector for June, which climbed 1.8 per cent from May, much better than economists had ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... "little softer" following the release of weaker than expected Chinese manufacturing activity for June. China's official purchasing managers' index (PMI), a gauge of manufacturing activity, fell for the third straight month in June. "The biggest news ...

First State Super and Health Super merger official

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... has created Australia's third largest super fund. From Health Super's perspective, the combined fund will have more purchasing power which it said means members will benefit from lower investment and administration costs, better insurance benefits and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... from the US, China and Europe added to doubts on the strength of the global economic recovery. China's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index hit an 11-month low, while in Europe a key indicator on manufacturing activity fell to a 20-month low in June. ...