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BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... government bonds worth up to US$25 billion (from US$20 billion) and up to US$50 billion (from US$45 billion) in Indian corporate notes. This should help increase fund inflows into the country, easing pressure on the current account and give the Reserve ...

Good, better, best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... the US Federal Reserve could decided to reduce - if not altogether stop - its monthly purchases (US$45 billion in Treasury notes and US$40 billion in mortgage bonds) by mid-year this year. Yes, you read right...mid-year 2013. That's how far market sentiment ...

2013 a turning point for world economy: Clime

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... positive news out of the US and Japan, a restoration of growth in China, and a bounce in commodity prices," he said. Abernathy notes that in Europe bond yields have been correcting to more normal levels both in Germany -where investors were paying for ...

SMSF popularity belies fickle performance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... segments of the superannuation market. However, given that there are so many SMSFs, Rainmaker head of research Alex Dunnin notes that statistically there should be many tens of thousands of SMSFs that underperform and a corresponding amount that outperform. ...

Further rate cuts to tempt investors back into risk assets: Lucas

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... homebuilder in the US, Toll Brothers, has notched a higher quarterly profit than expected on the back of higher prices," he notes. Equally encouraging, adds Lucas is China which where growth appears to be accelerating again. He expects a suggested growth ...

Manual corporate actions processing costly: DST

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... risk to firms' front offices from sub-optimal trading decisions is estimated to be as much as A$5 billion globally." He notes that errors can occur anywhere in the corporate actions decision process. "This begins with the originator of the corporate ...

More good news for US housing market

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... market is barely halfway back to previous peak." While not yet as substantial as it was in 2006 - 2007, the research also notes that the weight of capital has led to increasingly intense competition for core acquisitions and core lending. It's understood ...

Abernathy snubs IMF liquidity drivel

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... common sense and observable facts - Australian banks are amongst the best capitalised in the world." Meanwhile, Abernethy notes, the banks of France and Germany say they will not meet the Basel III capital requirements until 2020, while the enormous ...

Property set for attractive multi-year returns: Stan Life

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... UK and Germany, prime global office market yields offer a yield premium of 400 basis points on average." The strategist notes that commercial property did not experience a construction boom during the last cycle and as a result, supply is limited. If ...

Advisers must change mindset in face of FoFA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... facing the biggest challenge." "When you think about what a doctor or lawyer does, they are not selling you drugs or case notes, they are selling you their time. That is how financial planners need to see their business going forward." She explained ...