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US payrolls jitters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
Here we go again. If the overnight performance of the European and US stockmarkets are anything to go by, Asian and Australian equities are in for another rough trading day. Wall Street and European bourses tumbled last night as fears of a global slowdown ...

Weak growth confirms RBA cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
The latest National Accounts figures gave credence to the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to lower the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 7 per cent. Australian real gross domestic product advanced by a meagre 0.3 per cent in the June quarter ...

One down, more to follow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered on market expectations and cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 7.0 percent. The ink on the RBA's decision has barely dried but markets were at it again, expecting another quarter of a percent ...

Northern Trust exposes fixed income assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
Northern Trust's upgrades to its online reporting system promise to enable fixed income managers to accurately attribute performance in fixed income investments. The firm's Investment Risk and Analytical Services (IRAS) team improved the reporting service ...

Future Fund is $652m richer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
Despite the credit crisis, the Future Fund comes out on top making $652 million in the year to June - but the returns may be due to prudence rather than skill. The Future Fund, excluding returns from its Telstra stake, gained 1.54 per cent or $652 million ...

AMP's profits down 2pc

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
AMP Limited has posted a two per cent fall in its underlying profit to $437 million after weathering challenging investment market conditions, but its financial services division survived the storm to report a three per cent increase in operating earnings. ...

ASIC restructures staff line-up

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is investing significant man power in its financial economy and investigation and prosecution departments as the regulator undergoes a radical restructure of its staff line up. ASIC's strategic ...

More super to move into daily pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
In the future, more super funds will behave like fund managers, giving members a chance to see how much their savings are worth on a daily basis - a radical departure from today's convention of monthly, quarterly and yearly valuations. The debate surrounding ...

Aon signs UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
Aon Consulting Worldwide has taken a serious stance in managing environmental, social and governance issues by becoming a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). Signing the PRI will formalise Aon's use of the ...

Credit investors put bond issuers on notice

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
The general manager finance and tax at Wesfarmers, Luigi Mottolini, spent a good part of May and June leading a roadshow to meet with local credit investors. The aim of the meetings was to repair relations with bond portfolio managers and analysts who ...