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May go away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... commodity markets don't? Recent history shows that US bond yields started falling sharply before the S&P 500 did heading into the GFC. Given all these, it might be prudent to protect those profits and go away in May. Just in case.

Certitude eyes liquidity boost

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... greater confidence that the DIF will not be subject to underlying manager redemption restrictions like those imposed during the GFC," said Mowll. Certitude is part of international fund manager holding company HFA Holdings Limited, which also owns US-based ...

Gillard urges China investment relationship

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... part of her address, Gillard said that China had a direct and strong link with Australia, having helped Australia through the GFC with its high demand for Australian resources- buying 25 per cent of all Australian exports. "Like China, we emerged from ...

Asia to grow amid inflation threat: ADB

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... in 2011 and 7.7 per cent the following year, slightly below last years rate of 9 per cent but still a marked recovery post-GFC. The report said that China and India would continue to lift regional and global growth but that the recent upsets in the Middle ...

Property primed for inflow pick up

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... of property, Australian Unity, said that retail investment in unlisted funds was at 10-20 per cent of where they were pre-GFC. "Unfortunately retail investors often leave it far too late but they should look to get on the boat now because the property ...

Unshaken and unstirred

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... supposed to sell then go away. More likely, it's investors faith in their governments and institutions that - like in the GFC days - they'll do whatever it takes to keep everyone afloat.

JMK rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... President Bush Junior on 3 October 2008 to bailout America's "troubled" banks and financial institutions at the height of the GFC. Turns out that the US Treasury made a good investment out of that one. Reuters reported last night that two banks -- rumoured ...

Building a compelling case for direct property

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... asset. "Australia has one of the most professional property industries in the world. The system wasn't broken [during the GFC] on the valuation side, so why question the numbers?, he asked. The GFC shake-out was instead due to the failure of financial ...

We shall overcome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... America. Reports indicating that Mr. and Mrs. Jones still can't sell the home at the price at which they purchased it pre-GFC could be another factor dampening sentiment. The Case-Shiller home-price index fell by 3.1 per cent in the year to January - ...

Count enters asset finance market

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... choose to enter the asset finance market after it was forced to restrict this avenue during the global financial crisis. "The GFC restricted our existing asset finance sources, which meant Count Members were sometimes forced to send their small business ...