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Dutton allows warrants back on SMSF menu

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
... looking to use instalments in their super funds, but were reluctant to do so until there was legislation." However, Shane Oliver, chief economist and head of investment strategy at AMP capital investors, dismissed the timing issue, saying June 30 was ...

Inflation could still rain on the parade

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2007
... up to the next election. The share market is particularly cashed-up, and AMP Capital Investors' chief economist, Shane Oliver, forecasts as much as $60 billion in-flow from the superannuation system into the share market over the next six months. "The ...

Cash becomes king with inflation on the up

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006
... annual rate will rise to around 3.4 per cent. AMP Capital Investors' head of investment strategy and chief economist, Shane Oliver, said he predicts a higher CPI will trigger a rate hike next Wednesday when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) makes its ...

Emerging markets to bounce back after correction

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2006
... month, according to the Sovereign Bond Flow Indicator. But AMP's head of investment strategy and chief economist, Shane Oliver, argued the downturns were just "garden variety" and low inflation will continue to push demand for emerging market equities ...

Illiquidity to test retail investors: AMP

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
... leading economist has warned. AMP's chief economist and head of investment strategy for the group's diversified funds, Shane Oliver, warned liquidity will be harder for retail funds to manage if and when the market falls. "These funds are fine in a rising ...

Rate hike catches economists unaware

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
... income and slowing down consumer spending anyway," he said. AMP's chief economist and head of investment strategy, Shane Oliver, agreed the hike came as a surprise. "We weren't looking for a rate hike today. We didn't think they needed to raise it, but ...

Call for personal tax cuts to plug company tax loophole

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2006
... help build a more productive tax system. AMP Capital Investor's head of investment strategy and chief economist, Shane Oliver, agreed that the gap needs to be closed between company and personal tax rates. "It's certainly a concern. Australia has a relatively ...

Tax cuts will trigger rates hike: Economists

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2006
... down the track, and they won't reference it, but it could be what tips them over," he said. AMP's chief economist, Shane Oliver, said while they predict interest rates will be "on-hold" for the rest of the year, two things could trigger that to change. ...

NZ and Aussie dollar slide a plus for bond managers

... managers holding NZ bonds, according to leading economists. AMP's head of investment strategy and chief economist, Shane Oliver, said those who got in early and bought NZ bonds will see good value, ahead of predicted interest rate cuts within the next ...

Easy gains over and volatility ahead, warns Oliver

Shane Oliver, head of investment strategy and chief economist at AMP, predicts that 2006 will continue to push strong equity performances, but warns that the "easy gains" are over and some volatility lies ahead. Speaking at AMP's media lunch this week ...