Tame inflation; Manufacturing orders sink

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Inflation gauge; Weekly Petrol Price, PMI, House Price Index The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge rose by 0.3 per cent in October after lifting 0.1 per cent in September,... Read more continue reading

Russell launches income funds to capture dividend resurgence and strong Aussie bond yields

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High demand for dividends as income drives greater proportion of returns Australian bonds attractive due to good yields and quality issuers Russell Investments has today launched two income-based multi-manager funds... Read more continue reading

Shorten shows he’s listening

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Bill Shorten, Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation has already demonstrated that he is a true advocate of the financial services industry, focused on ensuring that the... Read more continue reading

QE2 not fazing investors

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“Print, baby, print” echoes the chorus of economists, investors and currency speculators worldwide. The strong possibility the US will create more money out of thin air has led to a... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update: 29 October 2010

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Headline developments of the past week US GDP grew an annualised 2% in the September quarter, which was right in line with market expectations. Clearly the US economy has not... Read more continue reading

Jane Watts to lead Westpac Private Bank

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Brad Cooper, BT Financial Group’s Chief Executive, today announced the appointment of Jane Watts to General Manager of Westpac Private Bank. Ms Watts joins Westpac Private Bank from her most... Read more continue reading

Budget deficit soars to record high

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Federal budget The underlying budget deficit hit a record high of $63.3 billion in the twelve months to September 2010, indicating that the Government has plenty of work to do... Read more continue reading

Lonsec releases 2010 Alternative Income Sector Review

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Lonsec has released its 2010 Australian Alternative Income Sector Review, which consisted of 21 funds encompassing Alternative Income and Alternative Income (High). Of these, two Alternative Income funds received a... Read more continue reading

Investor Signposts: Week Beginning October 31 2010

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The big picture Here’s a scary thought – 2010 is almost over, with just over two months to go to the end of the year. So it is opportune to... Read more continue reading

Global Property Securities Update

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Overview Strong returns by listed property companies during the month were mainly driven by positive momentum in most global equity markets. The prospect of further quantitative easing in the US... Read more continue reading