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Record month for ETPs

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... positive investment returns more generally, is especially challenging. Many Australians have migrated to bank deposits for safety," said Steve Miller, head of fixed income, BlackRock Australia. But Miller warned against focusing too heavily on safety ...

Planners double allocation to term deposits

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... planners now say that their highest priority when choosing where to invest client cash and fixed income allocations is safety from capital loss." After three consecutive years of decrease, the level of excess cash held by clients has increased across ...

Nikkei not nice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... Moreover, the lingering European debt crisis would further put upward pressure on the yen as investors continue to seek safety in the Japanese currency. On the domestic front, the Japanese economy remains mired in deflation. Headline consumer price inflation ...

Pressure on yields continues

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... and state-debt buying spree. "With US treasuries, UK gilts and German bunds offering record low yields due to flight-to-safety buying, the higher-yielding Australian market will continue to be attractive. Ironically, it is this very attractiveness that ...

UBS: Political turmoil adding to market woes

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... Management, Australia. "In general, bonds are still seen as safer than equities, and tend to outperform during a 'flight to safety' - but clearly this does not apply to all bonds, and in recent years some bonds have lost their 'safe haven' status." It ...

Omniwealth provides planning tools for independents

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
Independent advisers are being offered a safety line from wealth advisory group Omniwealth which launched a new dealer group website promoting best of breed services for advisers that want to maintain their independence. The dealer group, which provides ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... too after it had to abandon its 2011 growth target of a very modest 1.3 per cent. Only Germany stood out as a beacon of safety, attracting investors anxious not to get caught up in the eurozone debt storm as US figures showed sharp inflows of funds seeking ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... widened to a record 191 basis points or 1.91 percentage points in late afternoon trade, reflecting how investors prefer the safety of German bonds in the current climate. The French 10-year bond yield - the rate of return earned by investors - rose sharply ...

ASFA: Retirement costs on the rise

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... services reflected a fall in pharmaceutical prices with more individuals benefiting from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme safety net. The ASFA Retirement Standard is now an independent initiative by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... would clear the decks but as it became clearer that Italy faces possibly months of political uncertainty, they decided on safety first and put their money elsewhere. Italian borrowing rates soared as a result to seven per cent and above, levels judged ...