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Good US housing news gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... housing prices. The good news is that a range of economic figures over the past few months have reinforced a trend: the recovery is strengthening. The clincher was the Reuters report that the largest luxury homebuilder in the US, Toll Brothers, reported ...

Fidelity ups risk on global recovery hopes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
There are early signs that the next share market rally will be sustained longer than investors have grown accustomed to, according to Fidelity's Trevor Greetham. The multi-asset portfolio manager, who is based in London says he is increasingly hopeful ...

Rebalancing growth smoothly Australia's key challenge: Bloxham

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... pick-up in the housing market and retail sectors of the economy. "Below average interest rates are expected to support a recovery in housing and retail, while a fairly steady A$ and rising Asian incomes should see a pick-up in tourism," Bloxham forecasts. ...

Upside for risk assets in 2013: Threadneedle

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... landing has improved the global investment outlook. Burgess added that the US is also beginning to sprout green shoots of recovery. "There have been a number of better than expected data releases recently. The housing market appears to be showing a useful ...

Super fund contribs down a third in June quarter

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
In a significant reversal from the recovery experienced in the 12 months to the June quarter, data released by the Financial Services Council reveals a substantial fall in contributions to superannuation funds during the September quarter of 2012. Total ...

Prime real estate no longer attractive: LaSalle

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... whether it's appropriate to reposition assets to take advantage of the growing demand for core and the anticipated regional recovery in 2013." Guest adds that an improving global economy will see a gradual move to riskier assets with some non-core real ...

Super fund returns dip back below double-digits

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... term deposit benchmark. Results of Rainmaker's just released SelectingSuper workplace default option index confirm the recovery in fund returns since June when returns averaged only 0.5%. Explaining why rolling 12 month returns are holding up, Rainmaker ...

More good news for US housing market

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... trough. Meantime, net absorption in the third quarter was positive across the four main property types, with the gradual recovery in occupancy levels and rent continuing to grow. Research by Principal Global Investors identifies apartments as the standout ...

Real estate better than bonds: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... boutique real estate investment manager Presima, agrees. "While appetite has been affected by the GFC, we are now seeing a recovery in prices," he said. "Real estate today is giving a yield in the 4%-5% range with some additional capital growth and that ...

Interest rates to tumble below 2.5%: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... a different growth track to the one people have enjoyed for 10 years and the US fiscal cliff will threaten the global recovery," he said.