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Investment

Planners double allocation to term deposits

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
Allocation to term deposits from financial planners more than doubled over 12 months to November 2011, according to wealth researcher Investment Trends.

Surging institutional interest in frontier markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
A new global equity model from MSCI-owned Barra is factoring in frontier markets, as institutional interest again returns to the subset of emerging markets.

China on course for slowdown, not landing: Fidelity

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
Debate over whether China is in for a soft or hard landing is overplayed, according to David Urquhart, portfolio manager of the Fidelity Asia Fund.

Bonds, tailored equities and income top ETF picks

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
The bond ETF market could be worth $500 million by year's end, according to Russell Investments, who has picked bonds, international equities and income as the best buys for growth for next 12 months.

Shorten urges banks to stand by staff

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten has urged Australia's banks not to fall victim to "corporate amnesia".

Financial services digging deep for FICAP

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
The Financial Industry Community Aid Programme (FICAP) has signed up another three platinum sponsors for its charity concert next month.

Eyes turn to monetary policy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
Australian GDP growth will slow this year shifting the focus back to monetary policy and Macquarie Group chief economist Richard Gibbs forecasts the RBA will respond with two more rate cuts during 2012.

Bold predictions of US recovery

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
The US economy is bound for recovery this year on the back of stronger fundamentals, the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum heard this week.

Don't be fooled by strong AUD

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
The strength of the Australian currency has led many to believe our economy is also resilient, but the local economy is falling well behind the Asian region, according to one senior chief economist.

Asia vital for Aus business: Harcourt

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
Australia's economic position in a global context was up for discussion at the Financial Standard's Chief Economist Forum in Sydney and Melbourne this week.