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Art Trust hit by investor sentiment

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... investment before committing funds. "We've done a lot of talking to most of the retail market and we've had some good interest from them, but they've said 'we really don't want to put this out full blown unless we know it's going to reach its minimum'," ...

One step forward, two steps back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... to lower mortgage rates and ease the credit crunch. As discussed in yesterday's report, 'the liquidity crunch has kept interest rates high despite the recent interest rate reductions handed down by the US Federal Reserve.' However, with house prices ...

Cuscal targets super as profit soars

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... direct access to super through internet banking, ATMs and EFTPOS channels. This functionality is attracting a lot of interest from super funds - a new customer segment for Cuscal," said John Gilbert, Cuscal chief executive. Meanwhile Cuscal's return ...

Instos pour $370m into Apostle fund

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... propping up of twin mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. This in a roundabout way is expected to fuel further interest in senior bank loan investments, said Apostle. "[This development] provides a level of comfort for investors who are looking ...

Funny Mae, Froggy Mac

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... constraint on the GSEs, which should allow them to once more increase funding to lending institutions and ultimately bring interest rates down. The liquidity crunch has kept interest rates high despite the recent interest rate reductions handed down ...

This Week's Movers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... last week -- kept investors on the defensive. As expected, only the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut its benchmark interest rate last week. The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank kept monetary policy unchanged. The downtrend ...

Hedge funds to beat

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... back to Australia so that we only own Aussie debt today." He continued, "I think the RBA is making a mistake cutting interest rates so if I can buy [fixed income] assets between 8.5 and 9 per cent that are double-rated then for the next three to five ...

S&P recognises industry best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... - Emerging Markets sector award. Meanwhile, AXA Australia won the Australian Mortgages category, PIMCO won the Fixed Interest sector award and ING Clarion Real Estate Securities took out the listed property category. Standard & Poor's also recognised ...

US payrolls jitters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... in 2008 and 2.6 per cent in 2009. It was also same old, same old for the BoE. The UK central bank kept its benchmark interest rate steady at 5 per cent. It is likely that the minutes of the September meeting will reveal the same 3-way split that characterised ...

Broken hearts from empty pockets

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... government, the environment, and social conditions - it is the health of the economy that is affecting people the most. "High interest rates, falling superannuation balances, investment market uncertainty and the spiralling cost of living, including ...