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Autumn Angst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... last night before closing at 7.06%. Like I said yesterday, Signor Silvio's resignation does not change the country's debt metrics. And it'll stay at this levels - or even deteriorate further - given that the country is practically running around without ...

Arrivederci Berlusconi Ciao

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... coming weeks and refinance a,-300 billion next year. Silvio's exit offers hope but it doesn't change these worrying debt metrics. This is the same conclusion reached by the bond market - with Italian 10-year bond yields closing at the day's high of 6.77% ...

Crowe Horwath extends reach with new appointments

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... Crowe Horwath's clients. This same passion is shared by Mr Swete Kelly, who brings expertise in understanding business metrics and qualitative factors that drive future growth." Crowe Horwath provides a range of accounting services, including audit and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... 2011/12 by Dow Jones Indexes (DJI) and Swiss investment boutique SAM, beating 189 other banks in numerous sustainability metrics. Rio Tinto gained 72 cents to $72.02 after announcing it would invest $US310 million in a Pilbara coastal water project. ...

ASX CEO search underway as results announced

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... that has been akin to what was experienced in 2008. "The last fortnight had been in line with one-in-twenty year type metrics and hopefully we wont see that again but I think predicting volatility is a negative sum game." "Most of the things that drive ...

Goodbye or good buy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... points. At the time, US 10-year Treasuries were yielding 3.15%, last night they were down to 2.32%. According to most metrics, US equities are currently trading at an earnings yield of 8.8%. Now compare that with 2.32% and you know where the smart money ...

Investment head concerned by super approach

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
Super fund boards must not resort to short-term performance metrics and continue to respect their position as asset stewards, not asset owners, said a global investment management consultant. AXA Investment Management's global head of consultant relations ...

The road to ruin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... reasons: 1.) The fiscal consolidation measures and structural reforms that are needed to stabilise the country's debt metrics remain very ambitious and are subject to significant implementation risks, despite the progress that has been made to date. ...

Fundamental indexing isn't

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... at the lowest cost possible." In contrast, Sauter said fundamental indexing forces managers to take tilts using company metrics that overweight on smaller companies and this makes it a de facto active strategy. "If you really strip it down they're really ...

Aussie downgrades likely as S&P reviews rating system

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... terms of outcomes, especially when striking a balance between Australia's sovereign credit quality and individual bank metrics. S&P said in an update that its goal is to minimize uncertainty and volatility in the market stemming from the potential ratings ...