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BetaShares' UMAX receives recommended rating

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... income fund, the BetaShares Australian Top 20 Equity Yield Maximiser Fund (YMAX). "UMAX offers investors exposure to US equities along with the potential for higher yield, a combination that is of growing interest among advisers and investors," Vynokur ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... consumer confidence. The US consumer confidence index has leapt from 89.0 in September to 94.5 in October, giving US equities a solid boost overnight. The positive sentiment had flowed through to the Australian market, CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian ...

NAB confirms final pricing for Great Western IPO

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... franchise. "While the price is lower than expectations the IPO had strong demand despite the recent volatility in the US equities market. Pleasingly the deal attracted strong representation from a broad range of quality investors with the book well covered. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... share market has opened lower amid ongoing Aussie dollar weakness, a fall in commodity prices and soft leads from US equities. Wall Street stocks finished lower overnight after a monthly US consumer confidence index fell for the first time in four months ...

Average September on average

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... were we not? Stronger US growth may have made that "sooner" well... sooner. An ever so slightly longer term look at US equities points to an average September for Wall Street. Here average means the average as observed by the 'Stock Trader's Almanac' ...

BetaShares launches US equity ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... BetaShares introduced with YMAX, we believe there is great appetite for investors looking for a similar approach over US equities," BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur said. "This fund may suit not only SMSFs and investors who are seeking increased ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... day at 4,464.70 points. "Last night's absence of any real surprises from the US Federal reserve... has helped push US equities out to fresh highs," said Tony Cross, a market analyst at Trustnet Direct. "More critical for the domestic agenda is the fact ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... program. Analysts had been watching to see if the Fed would move up its expectations for the timing of a rate hike. US equities gave back some of their gains in the last half hour of trade. The Dow was also lifted by a call from activist investor Trian ...

Insurers upping risk to combat low yields

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... of the CIOs surveyed believe private equity will be the best performing asset class in 2014. Insurers also expect US equities and European equities to deliver strong relative returns. CIOs plan to increase allocations to asset classes that can offer ...

Bottoms up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
This week, this month, this year marked the fifth anniversary since US equities bottomed on 9 March 2009. The US subprime mortgage crisis that morphed into what is now termed as the global financial crisis sparked market volatility and heightened investor ...