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Invesco makes the case for global REITs

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... offer investors diversification benefits over the long term, from both fixed income and equities. " Since the GFC, we saw a spike in correlations across various risk assets, but over time we will start to see a decline, and under normal market conditions ...

Longevity products in early stages

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... head of direct insurance distribution. An aging population means that life insurance and the rate of payouts will probably spike as many of the baby boomers and older generations begin to retire. Yet the unprecedented stats behind people living a lot ...

QE2 or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... fill in for the job that the bond vigilantes prevented their fiscal counterparts from completing. Yes, I refer to the sharp spike in interest rates that began in Greece and ate almost all of Europe. The bond vigilantes' punishment of Europe scared the ...

Gotta love gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
We've been told that the US recession officially died 15 months ago and Wall Street, it seems, is no longer grieving. In fact, the S&P 500 index looks on track to claim its "biggest September gain in 71 years" - unless Bloomberg is mistaken, that is ...

Challenger to open redemptions on mortgage fund

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... The mortgage funds sector, already bleeding from investors taking money out due to the GFC, took another beating after a spike in withdrawals. This in turn prompted all the major mortgage funds to freeze redemptions and it is only in the past year that ...

More planners bypass managed funds: study

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
Fund managers are put on notice in a recent investment study that found a growing number of planners are placing their clients' funds into direct shares, ETFs, REITs and SMAs, leaving only a fraction of inflows into traditional managed funds. The survey ...

Insurance industry on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... second quarter compared with the first quarter of the year. Bilbie pointed out this figure is a "natural correction" after a spike in adviser recruitment during the first quarter. "Employer confidence in the advice sector is still strong," he said.

More worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... doom, here it is. Europe is slowing global growth into a recession. Tension in the Middle East would cause oil prices to spike. And with BP still unable to plug its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, precious supply is being lost. Higher oil price equals ...

Liar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
"Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive." - Sir Walter Scott (Marmion, 1808) Greece has just climb 10 notches up crap creek when Eurostat - the European Union's official Statistician - called it a liar. Eurostat revealed last ...

Payment Adviser tech gains momentum

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
A recent ruling by the US Federal Reserve has seen a spike in international inquiries for technology solutions created by Australian financial technology company, Payment Adviser. Payment Adviser's technology is used to enable global wire services to ...