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European vacation for investor capital

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2007
The world economy may no longer revolve around the US as investors' eyes turn elsewhere - US investors are finally noticing Europe's investment image makeover with some Western European economies proving particularly attractive. Where America has often ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open with a surge today on the back of a strong lead from Wall Street. At 0652 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was trading up 73 points, or 1.18 per cent at 6,250. ...

LDI spurs growth of bond derivatives

The demand for inflation-linked bonds and their derivatives is set to rise in tandem with the growing popularity of liability driven investing (LDI) in Australia and overseas, according to experts. As the name suggests, LDI is a form of investment strategy ...

Barclays to buy ABN AMRO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
Barclays has agreed to purchase rival ABN AMRO in a US$91 billion deal, creating the world's largest asset manager and the eighth largest wealth manager, with 47 million customers. However, reports emerged yesterday of a possible rival bid from the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
The Australian Bureau of Statistics today releases highly anticipated Consumer Price Index data, which the market will look to for an indication of future monetary policy and a direction on official interest rates. In company news, Caltex today hosts ...

Centro growing US footprint

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
Centro Properties Group (CNP) and Centro Retail Trust (CER) have succeeded in their $6.3 billion (US$5.0 billion) joint bid for US shopping centre owner and manager New Plan Excel Realty Trust. CNP will take a 64 per cent or $4 billion stake in New ...

HOSTPLUS tailors fin lit to Gen X and Gen Y

Industry super fund HOSTPLUS is forging a new path to reach its Gen X and Gen Y super fund members, launching a financial literacy program specifically for 20 to 30-somethings. This month, the fund partnered with Scott Pape, author of the bestseller ...

Time to look at Gen Xers

Many Gen Xers may be dirt poor compared to baby boomers but super funds who ignore this market segment do so at their own peril, according to Scott Pape, a finance expert and a Gen Xer. Pape, the 28 year old author of best selling book The Barefoot ...

HFA absolute return fund approved by S&P

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2007
HFA's Octane Global Fund has been rated 'investment grade' by Standard & Poor's. S&P fund analyst, Simon Scott, said the the gearing and long-short strategy of the HFA Octane Global Fund meant only investors with a sound understanding of this type of ...

Centro to buy $6.35b US REIT

Centro Retail Trust (CER) and Centro are to acquire US-based New Plan Excel Realty Trust for $6.35 billion (US$5 billion) less than four months after the group signed another US REIT deal for Heritage for $4.35 billion. Shares in Centro were in a trading ...