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Slippery - watch your step

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
So much money has to go somewhere. With almost all governments and central banks of the world pumping liquidity into the financial system, it comes as no surprise that some have flowed into commodities. Along with the rally in the equity markets, the ...

Russell revamps structure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
Russell Investments has restructured along five global services lines that will work collaboratively with the firm's regional offices to deliver a better service to Australian based clients. The revised structure means Russell Investments will operate ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
A broad-based rally on investor optimism has pushed the Australian share market more than two per cent higher at noon. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 81.7 points, or 2.17 per cent, at 3851.3, while the broader All Ordinaries increased ...

Global property revival

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
Local investors are dipping their toes back into property market but are opting for well-diversified global property trusts instead of concentrated A-REITs. According to Mick O'Brien, chief executive of Invesco Australia, the firm continues to receive ...

No fast bucks: Costello

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
Superannuation funds hold the critical mandate of looking past short term losses, rebuilding Australia's economic infrastructure and righting the ethical wrongs resulting in the global financial crisis, said Tim Costello, chief executive of World Vision ...

Go for gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
The US Federal Reserve's announcement that it is releasing freshly minted greenbacks worth US$1.25 trillion to rescue the convulsing economy threatens the return of high inflation when the current global financial crisis is but a painful memory. Inflation ...

SMSFs get "kick up the pants"

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
The self managed super fund (SMSF) industry needs to act fast to allay government concerns on governance and education or face more crippling regulation, according to industry experts. Speaking at a roundtable following minister for superannuation and ...

Bell profit hit by bad markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
Stock broking and financial advisory firm, Bell Financial Group, saw profit after tax fell almost 60 per cent to more than $14 million last year. The group posted more than $175 million in revenue for the 12 months to December last year, down more than ...

Thumbs down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
Fizzler. This is the equity market's verdict on US President Barack Obama's latest salvo on preserving the 'American Dream'. If the Dow's overnight fall to a six-year low is anything to go by, yesterday's unveiling of the US$275 billion Homeowner Affordability ...

Planners to face cashflow crunch

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
Small-to-medium size financial planning firms risk bankruptcy if they don't quickly adjust their cashflow needs to suit today's realities, and the earlier they talk to their banker about needing extra help, the better, said one banking specialist. Malcolm ...