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Fear not a rate rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... appreciated by more than 67 per cent. And this was achieved when the world was right in the midst of the global financial crisis. Higher rates would be a small price to pay for an expanding economy.

Retirees want funds that last a lifetime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... age pension and low superannuation payouts (only $45,000 for women, for example). It doesn't help the global financial crisis wiped out as much as 27 per cent of the value of super funds - the second worst investment performance for private pensions ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... Australia on, "How important is the recovery of the US economy to Australia's economic health post the global financial crisis". On Monday, the Australian share market closed flat with the banks and big miners trading lower as the reporting season got ...

AXA Asia Pac half year net profit up 187pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... underpinned by the group's revenue bias towards the Asian region. "Whilst all markets have been affected by the global financial crisis, the economies in Asia, from where we derive approximately two thirds of our earnings, are faring better than in many ...

AMP clients buy more insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... their clients are more inclined to accept insurance advice and take new or additional cover following the global financial crisis, said Michael Guggenheimer, managing director of AMP Financial Planning. "Obviously in uncertain times, clients are more ...

QIC chair Rowe exits

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... the QIC Board and management are well placed to meet the difficult environment that the aftermath of the global financial crisis has thrown up," he said in the statement. The announcement comes shortly after other personnel changes at the firm. Damian ...

The perfect hedge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... Jones Industrials index. Gold comes into fore during times of rising inflation and/or market turmoil. The global financial crisis has changed the demand support for gold from consumption to defense. The recent improvement in the global economic and financial ...

Greener than green shoots

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... Remember housing and how lending to NINJAs (No Income. No Jobs and Assets) jumpstarted the mess that is the global financial crisis? It's now showing signs of repair. Sales of new homes jumped by 11 per cent to an annualised rate of 384,000 units in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... sales leapt 11 per cent in June provided a further sign of recovery for the sector at the epicentre of the global financial crisis. LONDON - Europe's main equity markets edged up following bumper gains on the Tokyo stock market, as optimism grew on the ...

Ways to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... - depending on maturity - offers just slightly more. For sure, times will remain challenging until the global financial crisis is completely resolved. There will be interim periods when investors' conviction would be tested and re-tested. But given positive ...