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Planes, trains & automobiles and the bush

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010

... for the buck - the unemployment rate remains at near 10 per cent - and was only effective in widening America's budget deficit. Whether Obama ultimately finds funding for his shovels or not, the prospect of the Democrats losing control of the Senate ...

Darby buys into Mexican housing

ELISE BURGESS | TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010

... Mexico," he said. Mexico's housing finance sector reportedly needs to finance 20 million homes by 2020 with a housing deficit of around 750,000 new homes per annum. Controladora Vertice is the third investment for Darby-ProBanco Fund II whose existing ...

Home trouble

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010

Horrendous! Terrible! Shockingly disappointing! These are just some of the adjectives the financial press quoting the analysts, quoting the economists, quoting the experts used to describe last night's disappointing US housing data. Latest figures from ...

Hung

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010

... around the world with the lowest political risk. Sovereign Risk? Australia with its floating exchange rate and debt and deficit one of the lowest in the western world - what sovereign risk? True, the yield on 10-year Australian bonds increased from 4.92 ...

Converting to convertible bonds

JOHN MCDULING | MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010

With economies on both sides of the Atlantic faced with the dual threats of rising debt and deficits, and stubbornly high unemployment, economists and central bankers are divided as to whether the escalating prices of the late 1970's or a Japanese-style ...

The Fed did it

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010

... deepest, the UK economy contracted by 5.9 per cent in the year to the June 2009 quarter. United States. America's trade deficit widened to US$49.9 billion in June from US$42 bil in May. Absent yesterday's Fed action, investors would be looking at the ...

Aussies head to Britain for investments

MEDIA RELEASE | MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010

US pension plan deficits rise in June

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010

... Pension plan deficits of S&P1500 reached $510 billion at the end of the financial year, just $1 billion shy of the previous deficit record set in January 2009, according to a new report. Mercer's survey found the pension plan deficit had widened by $130 ...

Looking good

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010

... in July from 28.7 in the previous month. You want more -- something with more oomph perhaps? Got one more. The US trade deficit widened by 4.8 per cent to US$42.3 billion in May - the highest in 18 months -- from US$40.3 bil in the previous month. In ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010

... economic activity because it ships a wide range of products. Meanwhile, the Commerce Department reported that the US trade deficit increased to its widest level in 18 months as an increase in exports was outpaced by rising imports. A jump in both imports ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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