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Arise Chindonesia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
China may be the darling of economic groupies, India the superpower in waiting, but realisation is growing that Indonesia may be their rocket fuel. Regional analysts have been so taken with the possibility that editorials around Asia are now spruiking ...

Ignorance is not financial bliss: Fidelity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
Nine out of 10 investors in the US fail to understand the full benefits of using a type of individual retirement account (Ira), called the Roth Ira, and the lack of knowledge is costing them a lot of retirement money, a new study found. Research from ...

Where did the money go?

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
Investments in international property, hedge funds and ethical investments have fallen sharply during the June quarter, Rainmaker data shows. The Rainmaker Roundup June quarter report found among the slowest growing sectors was international property ...

Pleasant and nasty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
It was always going to be this way in every reporting season. There will be surprises - pleasant and nasty. The Dow slipped from the 10,000 mark at the close of trading last week on the back of surprises - the nasty kind - from lower than expected profit ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
The Australian share market has received mixed leads from overseas, with Wall Street securities and copper closing down on Friday, while precious metals up and oil were higher. At 0717 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index ...

TPD tax changes could increase premiums: ASFA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
Tax changes around the deductibility of insurance premiums for disability superannuation benefits has been criticised by one industry association that warns insurance premiums may rise. According to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

Tax system should improve wellbeing: Henry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
A landmark speech by Dr Ken Henry, head of Treasury, shows why he terrifies the financial services lobby - he believes the taxation system should be used to boost societal wellbeing rather than protect incumbency. Speaking yesterday at the Committee ...

Chinese Australians return to the East

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
Chinese Australian investors have never been far from their Chinese roots and portray a different investment mindset to the average Australian investor, as many yearn for bigger exposures to Asia, according to one specialist fund manager. Jonathan Wu ...

Asian instos question external managers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
Asian institutions remain confident in their overall investment strategies - but many appear to have lost faith in their relatively small lists of external asset managers, according to new research by Greenwich Associates. In terms of raw size, Asia's ...

FIIG hires ex-Goldman Sachs exec

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
FIIG Securities has appointed former Goldman Sachs fixed income executive Simon Ward as associate director in fixed income sales, based in its Sydney office. In his new role, Ward will be responsible for buying and selling the full range of fixed-income ...