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Something interesting about rates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2008
There may be a debate emerging about whether we really do have an inflation problem, but inflation is a hugely significant problem that should never go unchecked. Prompting the discussion is that remedies to attack it are seen by some commentators as ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... after a pre-weekend rally on concerns that the US central bank might not cut a key interest rate as much as expected to blunt a slowdown in the world's largest economy. The Hang Seng Index closed down 1,068.76 points, at 24,053.61, having earlier fallen ...

Aussie reverse mortgages world's best

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
... range. In the US, for instance, they are only just coming around to fixed interest products & in the UK there's been a lot of blunt instrument large lump sum type products, and they have more reversionary products there as well." Keiren Dell, SEQUAL ...

Demography is destiny: IGR

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
... productivity through better job flexibility and encouraging more integration of the superannuation and social security systems. "In blunt terms that means fewer people of working age in proportion to those of retirement age& means that real GDP per person ...

Tyndall slams performance of corp boards

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2007
Tyndall's head of equities has sent a blunt message to the boards of listed companies - they are not doing enough to fully appreciate the value of their companies and are letting down shareholders in the process. Bob Van Munster, Tyndall's head of equities ...

Improve returns by picking losers: Triguboff

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
... factor risk, quantitative strategies take a very broad brush to stock selection. This made quantitative-only investing "a blunt instrument". "Only 43 per cent of stocks in a winning quantitative portfolio outperform the benchmark& we believe that diversifying ...

Govt will not ban commissions: Pearce

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
... "I believe very strongly that it is a decision for you as an industry to make, so let me be extra clear and a little bit blunt, I think it is an issue you do need to sort out, quickly." The debate has picked up steam recently, with the release of the ...

China rate rise a sign of things to come

Shares of Chinese companies listed in Hong Kong are expected to fall on Friday after a surprise rate increase by China's central bank, but Hong Kong stocks could be mixed as investors focus on a more bullish factor -- sliding oil prices. China's central ...

ASIC chairman Lucy warns super advisers not to abuse choice laws

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2004
The head of the corporate watchdog on Wednesday sent a blunt message to anyone seeking to abuse the trust of Australians when the new flexible superannuation laws come into force: we\'re going to get you. Choice in super legislation is due to come into ...

RBA not targetting housing market: Costello

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2003
... directed at the housing market, Treasurer Peter Costello said last night. Mr Costello said interest rate changes were too blunt an instrument to target the housing sector. The central bank increased official rates by 0.25 percentage points today, its ...
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