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Insto clients forecast a low growth world economy

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... coming year. "Only 30% of respondents were optimistic about the Australian economy, forecasting 4% growth in September versus 58% in March," said John Wilson, head of PIMCO Australia. "The majority of respondents expected 2.25% GDP growth over the next ...

IFM announces global fee rebate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... (FUM) at 3 times the rate of an average fund manager, based on June 2011 statistics from APRA on FUM growth (27% FUM growth versus the average 9% annually). "We want to send a very clear message to our investors and indeed our competitors, that we are ...

Wealthy prefer online shopping

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... driving the charge into internet shopping. While women shop nearly twice as often online as women (once every 2.5 weeks versus once a month)." But the most fundamental result for the wealth market is that two-thirds of people said they now shop online ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... shut-downs at Lihir Island and in Indonesia. "They've disappointed once again. Cash costs are near enough to $600 an ounce versus our forecast of $545," Mr Milroy said. The spot price of gold in Sydney was trading at $US1,629.70 per fine ounce, down ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... wider eurozone debt crisis. The euro clawed back some of the heavy losses it suffered on Monday, when it hit a 10-year low versus the yen, but it remained under pressure as traders stayed risk-averse because of a lack of indicators to push it upwards. ...

Bear markets provide investment opportunites

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... two-tiered nature of our economy." Using historic examples from the US and Japan of how bear equity markets look in inflationary versus deflationary markets, Hobart said there are opportunities for investors despite the challenging conditions. "In this ...

It's official, Rudd saved Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... stimulus would have had to have been even bigger. The better interpretation is of course that it's not about one industry versus another but how they interact to create Australia's kaleidoscope economy. In time we will return to constructive conversations ...

Software helps financial advisers pin down most valuable clients

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... can... manage their client analytics, their practice, and how it runs." The web-based software provides reporting on actual versus expected revenue, payments to staff members and has a referral management tool and a workflow tool that enables users to ...

SMSF industry responsibility

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... this emerging SMSF area and think about delivering education to that sector and educating them about the options of a SMSF versus a platform and the portfolio construction around that."

Better second half

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... making investors' mouths water. Seems like it, the S&P 500 is currently trading at a price-earnings ratio of 12.8 times versus its long-term average of around 14 times. Also, the S&P 500's earnings yield at current levels is around 7 per cent. Comparing ...