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Go for gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
The US Federal Reserve's announcement that it is releasing freshly minted greenbacks worth US$1.25 trillion to rescue the convulsing economy threatens the return of high inflation when the current global financial crisis is but a painful memory. Inflation ...

Hunter Hall says sorry

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... gold-related companies, Hall said they have a buffer to withstand further market volatility while they start buying into bear market opportunities. "[The cash and gold are] our safety net. But what these markets offer Hunter Hall is to move up the food ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... Friday to extend the market's winning streak to four days as investors appeared upbeat on prospects for an end to a grinding bear market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 53.92 points, or 0.75 per cent, to 7,223.98. The tech-heavy Nasdaq added 5.40 ...

Fanning the flames of fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... growth. What could be worse? What's worse are 'experts' and institutions fanning the flames of fear. The experts. The perennial bear, Nouriel Roubini, predicts that the S&P 500 could drop to 600 or lower this year as the global recession intensifies. ...

Let them have soup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
US First Lady, Michelle Obama, shows us the future - and it does not look good. Wall Street and European equities tumbled again while we were sleeping. Part of the reason was disappointment that the much-awaited Chinese medicine was not potent enough ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... Dow had dropped 248.42, or 3.37 per cent, to 7,117.25, well below the low it reached on Oct 9, 2002, the depths of the last bear market. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 24.48, or 3.18 per cent, to 745.57, below the Nov 20 low of 752.44. The technology-laden ...

ETF assets to reach $1.6 trillion

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... retail intermediary-driven and individual clients, said the report. "The ETP business has grown steadily through bull and bear markets," said Sonia Mata, co-author of the report and associate director of US Research at Strategic Insight. "These flexible ...

Don't punish fin services for GFC: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
The Federal Opposition said imposing a new round of regulation on the financial services sector as a reaction to the GFC could be counter-productive. Chris Pearce, Shadow minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, yesterday told ...

Asia FMs to wield more power

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... said. Admittedly, Asia was not immune from the market turmoil but its cash-rich fund managers are better placed to pounce on bear market bargains. "Asset management across Asia will continue to benefit from stronger economic growth rates relative to ...

IOOF adds govt guarantee option

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
IOOF and Perennial Investment Partners have teamed up to provide clients with a government backed cash investment option. The Perennial Protected Cash Trust, available across superannuation and investment accounts, invests in short term, interest bearing ...