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Saddle up the greenback

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
... commodity prices. While several economists are predicting a dollar for dollar parity between our dollar and the greenback in the next six to 12 months, Westpac economists, are forecasting that continuing volatility will see our dollar sit around 90-92 ...

Principal goes beyond property

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
... its traditional property and income products with the launch of a new emerging markets fund and global equities fund early next year. The global equities fund will be a true first for the company in Australia, but is still in development, according to ...

International ETFs debut on ASX

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2007
... exchange traded funds (ETFs), called iShares, this week. Starting with eight ETFs, they intend to offer at least 35 by end of next year. The ETFs allow investors direct access via the ASX to eight different markets, including the S&P 500, S&P Global ...

The long hot summer

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... value of the dollar, current greenhouse gas emissions are set to fry the climate making Australia dryer and hotter over the next 20-60 years. According to a report developed by CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology through the Australian Climate Change ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
... credit squeeze issue. Vaughan said the credit crunch was likely to continue during the current quarter but would recover next quarter. "It's flowed straight through to our market with commodities all up," he said. "BHP and Macquarie Bank are performing ...

Westpac jumps in to save RAMS

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
... Westpac will work with RAMS to refinance its extendable commercial paper program when it expires in the first quarter of next year. Westpac will provide up to $1.5 billion to fund either part or all of the program, subject to satisfactory structuring ...

Dollar for dollar

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
... problems emerged last quarter are last quarter's problems. They're over, that's it, they're done. So let's move onto the next thing." With sentiment improving shares of US investment banks and home-builders rose as investors moved in to snap up bargains. ...

Asgard extends income cover

... revamp its insurance offering by providing an extended income cover through its corporate and personal super products starting next month. The group has announced that it will offer 'salary continuance insurance' to age 65 as opposed to the previous ...

BlackRock inches closer to global SMA

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
... Head of customised portfolios services, Cormac Heffernan, said "We have always stated that international shares will be our next step in product development, and in fact, we intend to complete all assets classes on our SMA in time." "We've certainly ...

GESB trebles co-contributions after campaign

... for the second year in a row. The campaign is a finalist in the national Australian Marketing Institute Awards to be held next month. Michelle Baltazar