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Judgment Day bargains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... very afraid for the latest Chinese PMI numbers indicate that the Chinese economy could be slowing. HSBC's preliminary purchasing managers' index for China fell to 51.1 in May -- a 10-month low - from April's final reading of 51.8. OMG! We're doomed! ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... debt hole. Sentiment was also hurt by preliminary data suggesting a slowdown in the Chinese economy, with the HSBC Purchasing Manager's Index at a 10-month low in May. Tokyo shed 1.52 per cent, or 146.45 points, to end at 9,460.03 and Sydney lost 1.88 ...

Midwinter takes on Coin, Xplan

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... framework to suit the latest Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms. "What we are seeing are licensees and advisers purchasing the AdvsierTECH compliance tool due to FOFA structure being pushed. Advisers are under a lot more responsibility to understand ...

Super problems to short-change retirees

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... topical issue. Even if inflation stuck at 2.5 per cent - well within the Reserve Bank's target band - it would erode the purchasing power of a retiree's super by a substantial amount over 30 years. "Advisers need to focus on real returns," he said. According ...

BetaShares introduces gold ETF

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... unhedged gold," he said. Gold has been seen as a safe play for investors while stock market volatility has continued. "Purchasing gold companies as a means to access the gold price introduces company and stock market risk. A hedged gold ETF is the most ...

Fund reaps reward in shopping centre debt

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... subject to ratings agency confirmation of the AAA rating on the note. The universities-based superannuation fund is purchasing the securities from Charter Hall Retail REIT, which invests in shopping centres. The securities are backed by a $737 million ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... lead from Chinese data showing manufacturing rebounding in the world's second-biggest economy. The mainland's official Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 53.4 index points in March, from 52.2 points in February, while an index from HSBC was up at ...

C'mon, Aussie, c'mon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... year. Bloomberg quoted several currency strategists to prove that, the "Aussie is 27 per cent too expensive" based on purchasing power parity - suggesting that the A$ should be trading at US$0.6843 instead of one for one. Perhaps they didn't see back ...

Commodities rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... this is also a result of rising middle class (and nouveau riche) demand in the emerging economies, investors had been purchasing precious metals as hedge against lingering uncertainties and the debasement of paper currencies resulting from the pumping ...

Bad news bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... Bloomberg reports that, "There will be "higher inflation and lower growth because of higher oil prices, which take away purchasing power and transfers wealth somewhere else," El-Erian said. There will be "higher geopolitical risk, which tends to diminish ...