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China not exporting inflation: AMP/AXA

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
The investment world has its eyes firmly fixed on China and rising inflation. The ease with which it side-stepped the GFC has investors worried that growing inflation will necessitate strong policy intervention which will inhibit continued growth. "The ...

All good but for the dollar A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
The global community was not in the least perturbed by the release of Australia's National Accounts that showed real GDP fell by 1.2 per cent in the March quarter. Not even the fact that the economic slump in the first three months of 2011 was bigger ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... sales figures and steady German business confidence provided some support for nervous investors, while the airline disruption caused by a volcanic eruption in Iceland appeared limited. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed up 0.39 per ...

NGS Super merger too late for tax relief

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... requirements as Stronger Super becomes a reality, said Rodwell-Ball. He also highlighted the importance of causing minimal disruption to members of both funds and retaining UCS staff. "Business and cultural continuity is important so we will do our best ...

Tyndall shifts gears on FI

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
Financial planners should encourage clients to reconsider their view on Australian fixed interest, which represents a safe haven investment, said the head of fixed income at a $22 billion fund manager. Roger Bridges of Tyndall Investments Australia ...

Been there, done that

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
It's all quiet on the Wall Street front overnight. The US quarterly company earnings reporting season must be about to commence. Just in case. Trading volume was low and bereft of direction. The Dow was up 0.01 per cent and the S&P 500 was down 0.3 ...

Fed money drives black swans away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
Have money, will travel. The succession of black swan sightings over the past three months have thus far failed to keep financial market optimism down. Equity markets are up, commodity markets are up and so are commodity currencies. Have you seen the ...

Banks loss is super fund gain: IFM

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... Industry Fund Management (IFM), said superannuation funds were flowing to infrastructure debt as trustees see a major disruption in the debt market. "Banks are withdrawing their lending to that sector, providing opportunities for investors like super ...

C'mon, Aussie, c'mon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... if necessary because of the country's economic strength. There's Australia's growth premium. Despite the momentary disruption to economic activity caused by the floods and cyclone earlier in the New Year - estimated to cause a 0.5 per cent drag on growth ...

Capitalism killed Mars

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011