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One down, more to follow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... slow over the period ahead.' This should help bring the current 4.5 per cent inflation rate back down to 3.0 per cent - the top of its target range - by 2010. But further monetary policy easing is likely to be dependent on how future economic data pan ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... the prospect of lower interest rates, while British companies also benefited from a weaker pound. London's FTSE 100 index of top shares closed 17.9 points, or 0.32 per cent, higher at 5,620.70 compared to Monday's lower finish, buoyed notably by rising ...

Advisers open doors to $50k clients

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... advice. Ross Barnwell, ING Australia executive director of sales and marketing, said that while advisers are still targeting the top end of the client scale, their expectations have moderated as investors continue to suffer the market downturn. Around ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... undermined by comments by Britain's finance minister that the country faced a severe economic downturn. London's FTSE 100 index of top shares fell 33.8 points, or 0.60 per cent, to 5,602.80 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX was little changed, losing half ...

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 ...

Fundies must upskill in low-carbon world

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... (GHG) emissions credits could reach $100 billion by 2030. By next year, worldwide investment in clean energy is estimated to top $100 billion. Barbour said that whether you are a cynic or a believer, climate change is a genuine, unavoidable challenge ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... speculation about a bid for troubled US investment house Lehman Brothers gave financials a boost. In London, the FTSE 100 index of top companies gained 2.52 per cent, or 135.4 points to 5,505.6. FRANKFURT - The DAX gained 1.69 per cent, or 105.48 points ...

Time out for specialist funds

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... anymore, the CPI projections are always high, margin improvement is priced in. These guys never look at the downside. "On top you have high gearing, contrived dividends and impregnable management contracts. That seemed to be OK when these funds were ...

India tech giant opens local devt base

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... locations around the world (they have offices in China, Poland, Ireland and India). In Australia, HCL counts eight of the top 10 financial institutions, including Westpac-owned BT, as clients. "In Australia, we have a significantly large customer base ...

Green to exit Babcock & Brown

ASX RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
After days of speculation, Babcock & Brown has finally announced that managing director Phil Green will be leaving the company. In an ASX statement released today, the group said there will be board and management changes at the company. Phil Green ...