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The sound of QE3

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... expected." And that, "recent labor market indicators have been weaker than anticipated." Because of these, it will keep interest rates low for as long as it takes but despite these, the US$600 billion QE2 would be completed as planned. Oh no! We're in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... Federal Reserve offered a bleak outlook on the struggling economic recovery and vowed to maintain its policy of ultra-low interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average had fallen 78.60 points, 0.64 per cent, to 12,111.41 points at the closing bell. ...

Franklin Templeton acquires Balanced Equity, plans new fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... Franklin Templeton Australia from a $7bn to a $17 billion in assets under management business, adding to the global fixed interest, private equity, real estate and value and growth equity products it already offers. Both parties stressed that there will ...

Deposits may shield Aussie banks from Greek debt crisis fallout

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... than they were historically." Prabhu also said that while any increase in funding costs would eat into a bank's margins, interest rates paid on term deposits had not followed the cash rate rises, giving them a further buffer.

Demand rises for Aussie bonds and cash: AMP

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... The flight to safety has returned with fixed income increasing in popularity and mandates flowing to diversified fixed interest, AMP capital said today. Ben Harrop, AMP Capital's Head of Retail Distribution, leads a team that manages $38 billion in retail ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... weekend. Shares in Hong Kong and China fell over rising concerns about the European debt crisis and expectations of an interest rate hike by Beijing. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index slid 1.17 per cent, or 257.85 points, to 21,695.26 points on turnover ...

S&P looks to Africa as investment grows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... economic growth is forecast to hit 5.5 per cent this year, which should help companies increase earnings, leading to more interest from investors in Asia. This month Helios Investment Partners closed Africa's largest ever buyout fund at US$900 million ...

Superpartners adds risk expert to board

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
Superpartners has made a new appointment to its board of directors, bringing in risk and compliance expert, Merran Kelsall. The superannuation administrator said that Kelsall's passion for corporate governance, strategy and executive coaching made her ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... which could see the break up of the EU." At the same time the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) was talking about raising interest rates, he said. "We are seeing the slow erosion of value each week." The financial sector was weaker. Among the banks, NAB ...

MLC clarifies AXA adviser hunt

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... results MLC said that MLC & NAB Wealth was continuing to receive an increasing number of financial advisers expressing interest in joining MLC aligned dealer groups. During the six months up to March 30 2011 MLC & NAB Wealth increased its salaried and ...