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25 bps to win Melbourne Cup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... RBA's measures of Australian inflation both remained above the upper band of its 2-3 per cent target range. The trimmed mean CPI inflation measure was 3.6 per cent in the second quarter, the weighted median was reported at 4.2 per cent. Although the ...

Aus Ethical opens property trust

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... capital growth and a moderate income stream. It attempts to provide 3 per cent returns above the annual consumer price index (CPI) over five year periods. Robert Sharf is the portfolio manager of the Property Trust. The trust was launched at 64 Allara ...

Future Fund books 4.2pc loss

FUTURE FUND UPDATE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... has lagged behind its benchmark. "Since 1 July 2007, when reporting against the Government's benchmark return of at least CPI+4.5 per cent over the long term commenced, the annualised return (ex Telstra) of the Future Fund is minus 1.3 per cent pa," ...

RSL calls for super revamp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... its predisposition to continue allowing military pensions to lose real value. "It defies belief the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the only basis on which military pensions are adjusted, and which did not change in value over the six months October 2008 ...

Planner appetite for fixed income soar

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
CPI-linked bonds are hot on planners' watchlists - but many are still at a loss on how they can best access fixed income investments, according to FIIG Securities. Stephen Hart, head of planner services at FIIG Securities, said while planners are looking ...

Fear not a rate rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... an annualised rate of 6.4 per cent in the second quarter - explains the good company reporting season. And lastly, annual CPI inflation fell by 2.1 per cent in July - the fifth consecutive month of deflation. But the core rate increased by 1.5 per cent ...

IFS adds three super funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... remains at $220 per hour for the next financial year. "We review our fees every year and typically have adjusted it by WOTE or CPI," said Haynes. "The 2008-2009 financial year has been very difficult for our funds with members facing another cycle of ...

Another dead feline bounce

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
... record low of 68 per cent during the month. And still there's more. The US appears to be headed for deflation. Annual headline CPI inflation fell to 1.4 per cent in June, down from a decline of 1.3 per cent in the previous month. Record low capacity ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
... inflation which appeared to be skewed by a temporary surge in energy prices. The Labor Department said its consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.7 per cent in June. The market's rally gathered momentum after the Federal Reserve raised its growth outlook ...

Lost decade redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... economy has gone back to the deflationary environment of the mid-1990s only compound the problem. Japanese headline and core CPI have retreated sharply. Both measures show consumer prices dropping by 1.1 per cent in the 12 months to May. When the 'in' ...