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Australian Ethical closes World Trust

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... detailing the investment options. "The launch of the World Trust unfortunately coincided with the start of the global financial crisis. This and other factors have led us to rationalise this investment option," said the firm's letter. As a result, the ...

RBNZ could go zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
... betrayed this optimism. It appears that the RBNZ is now paying the price for its delayed reaction to the global financial crisis. The central bank first reduced interest rates in July 2008 - and only by a token 25 bps - from 8.25 per cent to 8 per cent ...

We're feeling better, said Aussie investors

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
... sentiment increase that really stands out in Australia's latest figures. "Australia is bouncing back from the global financial crisis. Investor sentiment is the driver of economic activity, so the better than expected results of ING's Investor Dashboard ...

Bullish bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
... cent in the year to the second quarter, a significant jump from the 6.1 per cent growth in the first. The global financial crisis, it seems, was no match for central planning's carrot - US$585 billion stimulus package -- and stick - Beijing asked banks ...

Positive surprise beats Meredith's surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... But it was not to be. Meredith Whitney will now be forever emblazoned in this unfolding history of the global financial crisis, as "the woman that could". But like I noted in yesterday's piece, this is not all about Meredith - this is about a market ...

The times they are a'changin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
... and markets are at an inflection point. Catching their breath to jump - or to dive? The intensity of the global financial crisis alone suggests that recovery would not come at an instant and therefore investors should not expect economic data to point ...

Volatility: a new asset class?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... likely generate new debate on how the investment community should view volatility, particularly after the global financial crisis. The group has won a local advocate in ING. "We have included CAAM as one of our managers - to invest in what one could ...

A lose-lose proposition

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... the Melbourne bushfire victims. But in the case of China and some other countries, their response to the global financial crisis is one of self-preservation. Hey, perhaps the G8 meeting did have a purpose after all? It reinforced the notion that the ...

Of bulls, bears and flatliners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... with would not be taken away anytime soon - at least not until we are having this debate over whether the global financial crisis has been licked. And speaking of the US reporting season, a few good earnings report could re-invigorate market appetite ...

Lost decade redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... lows - 18 basis points. This compares with a 176 jump in US bond yields and 167 on gilts. The eye of the global financial crisis may be centred in America and Britain one of the countries hit most hard by the financial fall-out, but statistics show that ...

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Australia's retirement system receives first A-grade

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:59AM
Australia's retirement system has finally received an A-grade rating in the annual Marsh CFA Institute Global Pension Index after stagnating at the B+ level for the last five years.

Brighter Super changes up investment, insurance fees

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:00PM
Not-for-profit fund Brighter Super has introduced numerous changes to its fees, decreasing investment fees while increasing insurance costs.

Channel Capital wins distribution mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:58AM
Channel Capital has been appointed by Coller EQT to distribute, promote and service investor support to the two secondaries strategies currently available in Australia.

Perpetual asset management outflows hit $9.6bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |   11:49AM
Perpetual's asset management business recorded $9.6 billion in net outflows during the September quarter, weighing on funds under management as its Corporate Trust Division reached a record $1.4 trillion in funds under administration.

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