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Trichet to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
"Efxaristo para poli!" That's Greek for thank you very much. What in the world could possibly make European Central Bank President (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet abandoned the summer sunshine in Sydney - and the company of the 23 other central representatives ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
The Australian share market received positive leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing higher and commodities and metals prices firmer. At 0815 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was up 40 points at ...

Public policy to reshape investment risk: PIMCO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
Public policy will wield a bigger hand in portfolio construction as governments play a more interventionist role in financial markets, a leading fixed income expert warned. Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive officer and co-chief investment officer at ...

AMP planners back fee for service APL

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
AMP's financial planners have thrown their support behind an approved product list (APL) that does not include any commissions - and fund managers keen to keep their business are fast adjusting to the change. Steve Helmich, director Financial Planning ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
The Australian stock market has received a mixed set of leads from overseas markets, with Wall Street's main indices themselves mixed but oil and metals prices higher. At 0650 AEDT the on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract ...

New chapter in savings after government guarantee ends

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
The termination of the government guarantee on wholesale funding next month gives a strong signal that - as far as the Australian government is concerned - the financial crisis is over. But the move could pose new problems for financial services providers ...

Greece is the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
Greece is the word Greece and the US labour market dominated the financial headlines last week. Greece and its efforts to contain its widening budget deficit provides a forward view of how things could escalate from bad to worse and when debts go wild. ...

Miranda Kerr and the market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
Ouch! On days like these, an enticing photo of Miranda Kerr would go a long way in easing the pain. Someone please email me one! Now I understand why people around the world - and I would guess that they mainly belong in this industry - are crying out ...

Blue chips back in vogue

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
Cyclical stocks may be on top of many investors' lists but one fund manager said the time is ripe to get back to blue chips, too. Kate Howitt, portfolio manager with Fidelity's Australianequities team, said 2010 will favour prudent investors as the ...

Hillross chief moves to Centric Wealth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
John McMurdo, managing director at Hillross Financial Services, has left to join Centric Wealth as chief executive. Ray Djani, head of growth and M&A at Hillross, takes his spot until a replacement is found. Prior to managing Hillross Financial Services ...