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Commodities investors nervous about inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... higher prices for increasingly popular Chinese manufactured goods. Western economies continuing to slowdown may avoid this perfect storm however. Fears about inflation in various home markets is why many developing economies are quickly moving to correct ...

Planners set to Ignite the Difference

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... that have excelled in the providing financial advice. Jo-Anne Bloch, FPA chief executive, said the conference provided a perfect balance between technical, motivational and social activities.

AXA buys Challenger's Genesys

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
... income assets. Analysts in turn are giving the nod to the asset swap with Goldman Sachs JBWere stating the deal made "perfect sense for both parties". "From AXA's point of view [the deal will] beef up its distribution business while disposing of an annuities ...

AUI and Wingate form JV

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
Australian Unity Investments (AUI) and Melbourne-based private investment and advisory firm Wingate Group are embarking on a joint venture to form a boutique international equities fund manager. Subject to unit holder approval, the joint venture will ...

The fight over how to fight inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... added. Glen Stevens, governor of the Reserve Bank, is just as ferocious in his criticism. "Inflation targeting is not perfect and, on occasion, still leaves policy-makers with some quite difficult decisions to make. It is, however, the best system that ...

JV eases Opes Prime woes

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... arrangement with Trader Dealer which will ensure the transition process will be smooth and quick. "Trader Dealer is a perfect fit for existing MDS clientele who use our market data and trading tools such as the Bourse and Market Analyser," he said. Established ...

Time to get radical: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
In September when the sub-prime mess began unfolding, the big worry was whether it would spill over to the real economy. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) thinks this may now be happening and has taken the problem to a whole new level requiring ...

MillhouseIAG buys Huntley

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
... approach that we are and we believe that is where there is significant room for business growth." "The timing is also perfect for the Australian market given the amount of infrastructure that the public and private sectors will have to embark upon in ...

Woolworths to launch credit card

... companies, " Stuart Davis, chief executive of HSBC Bank Australia, said. Luscombe noted, "HSBC's experience makes it a perfect partner for Woolworths to leverage our unique distribution reach and customer base in Australia." Woolworths stores process ...

ETFs weather one-stock shocks

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... security," he said. Michael Krause, president and founder of US-based AltaVista Independent Research, claims that ETFs are the "perfect asset allocation vehicle" because of their transparent nature. "Because investors are able to view exactly what's ...