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Love thy neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
... measures. And there is a danger that even the contribution from its external account could disappear given that other European nations are back-pedalling. Flash estimates show Italian real GDP contracted by 0.2 per cent in the fourth quarter and Spain ...

Jobs full recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... monthly increase - and the unemployment rate dropping to 5.3 per cent from 5.5 per cent in December. While other developed nations are incessantly scratching their heads trying to decipher the puzzle that is the continued deterioration in their labour ...

Australia better than triple A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
... Great Depression. But back to US credit rating. Timmy again has a point. Given that debt levels in almost all other major nations in the world are rising, investors are going to be forced to buy the "lesser evil". UK bonds? It's in the same boat as the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
... per cent, at 883.01 points. The yen's recent strength hit exporters, while worries about the public finances of European nations also kept investors cautious. Toyota fell 1.05 per cent, extending its recent decline, following reports the company was ...

Vanguard outlines responsible investment stance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... an index manager cannot comply with any responsible investment principles despite not being a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). "It's is a commonly held misconception. We're not a UN PRI signatory but we ...

Miranda Kerr and the market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
... level since 1997. Spain and Ireland also got burnt as financial markets seek out to mete punishment to heavily indebted nations. And then there's the US. Oh, Miranda my Miranda, whereforth art thou my Miranda? News overnight showed that US unemployment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
... the US labour market from rebounding in the coming months. A flood of bad news, including rising debt levels in European nations and an unexpected jump in the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits, had investors pulling money out of assets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... after disappointing company results, credit tightening in China and fears over the fledgling economic recovery. A United Nations report found that the world economy would rebound in 2010 with 2.4 per cent growth, but it warned that it could slump back ...

Juice flow to continue in 2010

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2010
... investment and economic cycle. And where we are in 2010 is much the same as when 09 preceded 20. The economies of advanced nations remain on the road to recovery but much uncertainty remains as to their sustainability given their weak (weakening?) labour ...

Wave of signatories could weaken PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
The head of a top investment firm warned that the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) is in danger of losing its potency as more finance firms sign up for the wrong reasons. Speaking at the Responsible Investor conference in ...