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Queuing for QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
"...there would appear--all else being equal--to be a case for further action." With these words, US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke virtually ensured that Christmas is coming in November - no ifs, ands, buts or maybes. At least, that's what financial ...

Be wary of lowball offer: AUI

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
Australian Unity Investments (AUI) has written to retail and wholesale investors advising them to be wary of an offer from Direct Share Purchasing Corporation (DSC) to purchase units in the Australian Unity Mortgage Income Trust. The DSC offer is 80 ...

Borysiewicz exits, Amundi names new chief

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
Amundi Asset Management has appointed Schroder Investment Management head of sales, Brian Scott, as the new country head and chief executive, following the departure of former CEO, Richard Borysiewicz. Scott spent three and a half years as head of sales ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
The Australian share market was higher at noon, led by resource companies as investors seek higher yielding assets such as equities and the Australian dollar. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 69.1 points higher, or 1.50 per cent, at ...

No housing bubble: Fidelity

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
Fidelity banks and property analyst Anita Costa told advisers in Sydney yesterday that while she is concerned over housing affordability levels in Australia, there is no property market bubble. Speaking at the 2010 Fidelity Investment Forum, Costa argued ...

Fed bearing gift of QE2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
Don't fight the Fed! This adage has been with us for some time now and it's back again doing the rounds in the financial markets. Yes, Virginia. The chorus for QE2 keeps growing louder that Wall Street - and the world - appears to be just waiting for ...

Advice 'opt in' reforms to dictate platform choice

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
A yet-to-be-published report obtained by Financial Standard reveals that two in five planners will consider switching to a platform that can help them better administer the government's proposed 'opt in' reforms. Researcher Investment Trends will release ...

QE2 to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
QE2: Coming soon to a theatre near you! Faster than fiscal spending, more powerful than QE1, able to lift employment and prevent deflation in a single bound! Look up in the sky...it's QE2! Wall Street is abuzz with speculation that the Fed would very ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
The Australian market is receiving generally positive leads from offshore trading overnight. European market indices were slightly lower, but Wall St bounced back in late trading following indications from the US Federal Reserve that it was preparing ...

AMIST Super takes driver's seat on cash and bonds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
AMIST Super makes full use of its newly-established internal investment team by taking a cash mandate in-house and working closer with one of its existing fund managers on a bond mandate. In August, AMIST hired Megan Pham, formerly the assistant investment ...