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Capital protected products gain popularity

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... fund managers are introducing capital protection to their products, with one of the early providers enjoying a 50 per cent spike in new applications month-on-month. One good example is AXA's North capital protection product - which saw tremendous applications ...

Paragem tips scales for small planners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... said that in contrast to the doom-and-gloom stories about planning groups struggling in the current climate, Paragem saw a spike in business activity in the two months to January, when they lodged more than 20 new AFSL applications. "This implies these ...

Plusses and minuses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... month -- the biggest jump since August 2000. Retail spending increased across the board in December led by a 9.9 per cent spike in sales of household goods and an 8.3 per cent jump in department store sales. Sales of clothing and other soft goods increased ...

Merry Christmas retailers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... the GST was first introduced in July 2000. Retail spending increased across the board in December led by a 9.9 per cent spike in sales of household goods and an 8.3 per cent jump in department store sales. Sales of clothing and other soft goods increased ...

Cost of share trading spikes

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
The cost of trading Asian and Australian equities rose by 150 per cent last year compared to a year ago after bid-ask spreads widened to abnormal levels during the credit crisis, according to research. Trading cost data and analysis provider ITG released ...

Beautiful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... jobless rate jumped the most in Western Australia. Unemployment there SURGED to 3 per cent from 2.3 per cent. Give me a spike in unemployment to 3 per cent anytime. So how do these beautiful set of numbers reconcile with recent headlines printing about ...

Four Bad 'Bers'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... how much. They each could cut their respective benchmark interest rates by 200 basis points this week and send a knee-jerk spike to equity markets. But in the end, just as the previous rallies that preceded it during the awful 'ber' months, this would ...

The good oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... rise in the price of oil seemed unstoppable. The year 2007 ended with crude finishing at US$96.01 a barrel, a 90.2 per cent spike from the US$50.49 January 2007 low. Early 2008 was not looking any different. The price of crude oil broke above the US$100/barrel ...

First home buyers tap $21k bonus

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... first home buyers' grant to $14,000 as well as $21,000 for those purchasing newly constructed homes as the catalyst to the spike in property interest. In Queensland, the State Government's removal of stamp duty on properties worth up to $500,000 was ...

Mortgage trusts face crisis of confidence

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
... trusts in particular are the indirect casualties because after the guarantee was announced a week ago, have witnessed a spike in withdrawals. To date four of the country's top ten mortgage fund providers - Perpetual, AXA, Challenger and AUI - have all ...

Editor's Choice

Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN  |   12:33PM
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:56AM
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:09AM
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:20PM
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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