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From Greece's frying pan into China's fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... countries, there goes national income and global demand, there goes global growth. But the same was said of China's property "bubble" way back when was it not? The Chinese economy soldiered on despite the "collapse" of property prices. Sure, it slowed ...

High-risk pursuits may undermine super funds' solvency

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015

SMSF investors reducing cash and shares

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... of the overall investment portfolios but the trend now is that it is growing with valuations exacerbated by the housing bubble in Sydney and Melbourne," Wise said. "A noteworthy trend is the increase in investments in unit trusts which have increased ...

Rising bond yields a blip

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... "look precariously supported in an environment of very low wages growth, a rundown in household savings and a housing price bubble inflating further in Melbourne and Sydney." "It is not possible to predict when the Melbourne/Sydney house price bubble ...

New kid on the block

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... the highest level in seven years! Is this a China bull or is this a China bull? China bull. China's stock market is in a bubble. According to Bloomberg News, "The Shanghai Composite's median price-to-earnings ratio, which is less influenced by the nation's ...

Australia underperforms as China slows down: Russell

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... that same level of capital appreciation is unlikely to be repeated. "If, as ASIC believes, signs of a dangerous property bubble in Sydney and Melbourne are accurate, residential housing prices could slump." He added: "Investors with a home-country bias ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... its 12th straight session of gains on Monday - its longest rally since 1988 at the height of the country's stock market bubble. Selling on Wednesday was fuelled by a pick-up in the yen, which Tuesday had hit its weakest level against the US dollar in ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... to 20,543.19, ending the Nikkei's best winning streak since a 13-day run in 1988 at the height of Japan's stock market bubble. Shanghai gained 1.69 per cent, or 81.79 points, to 4,910.53 adding to the near-five per cent rise Monday. But Hong Kong shed ...

Property bubble debate heats up

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
Public officials' concerns of a property bubble in Sydney and Melbourne are spreading uncertainty amongst those thinking about increasing their exposure, but are not dissuading Chinese investors. Treasury secretary John Fraser was the last public official ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... 6.72 points, at 20,569.87. The 12 days of gains marked the best rally since 1988 at the height of Japan's stock market bubble. Shanghai, which plunged almost seven per cent over Thursday and Friday, jumped 4.71 per cent, or 216.99 points, to end at 4,828.74. ...