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Fed & RBA on the ball

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... all. QE2 was really meant for something. While growth stats have been picking up of late, inflation remains MIA. Headline CPI inflation increased by a less than expected 0.2 per cent in October, up 1.2 per cent on the year. Core inflation was flat for ...

Qantas eyes alternatives, cools on equities

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... measured against the UBSA Bank Bill Index, rather than the return objective being expressed as a return that exceeds inflation (CPI) by a given percentage. The revised objectives for the cash option are to achieve a return equal to the index over a 12 ...

Head faked again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... went left. It raised the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent. What did we say about the September quarter CPI report being dated and not the only factor in the RBA's deliberations? And what did we say about the demand and supply for ...

Future Fund adjusts long term asset allocation strategy

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... since inception at 4.2 per cent per annum, below its stated aim of achieving returns of between 4.5 and 5.5 per cent above CPI, over the long term. The Future Fund's total assets, excluding its dwindling holdings in Telstra, rose to $65.9 billion from ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
The Australian stock market was slightly higher at noon after the September consumer price index (CPI) released mid-morning was lower than expected, making a November rate rise less likely. At 1210 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 8.9 points ...

Punting on next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
... All eyes would be glued onto monitors at 1130 today when the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the September quarter CPI report. Because the result would determine whether or not the Reserve Bank of Australia would raise the official cash rate ...

QIC offers instos inflation protection

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... significantly less volatility than traditional approaches such as inflation-linked bonds, will target returns of the Australian CPI plus 4 per cent per annum over a rolling three-year period. Susan Buckley, managing director of global fixed interest ...

Retiree living costs fall despite CPI jump

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... decrease in costs over the quarter for retirees at around 0.2 per cent compares to the 0.6 per cent increase in the All Groups CPI, although the latter figure was affected by a 15.4 per cent increase in the cost of tobacco. For recreation, there was ...

AMP buys $80m social infra fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... inflation environment in the future. We believe investors will be attracted to the strengths of the Fund, given the long-term CPI-linked cash flows generated by its assets and the overall return profile," Garling said, adding that AMP Capital's flagship ...

Inflation no show

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... monetary policy really as simple as this? I remember waking up to news yesterday morning with one talking head saying that if the CPI numbers come in at 0.7 per cent and below -- market consensus is for a one per cent gain in the second quarter -- expect ...