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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... also propelled the indices. Alibaba added 3.35 percent, Amazon 2.8 percent and Google 2.3 percent. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury rose to 1.85 percent from 1.81 percent Tuesday, while the 30-year jumped to 2.44 percent from 2.40 ...

What if SMSFs flocked to global equities in 2015?

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... contribution allowance to superannuation. "Much of this money will be channeled into the Aussie equity market where the post-tax yield is considerably higher than other assets."

Instos turn increasingly to real assets

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
Institutional investors are increasingly turning to real assets to increase investment returns and manage macro-environment risks, but would rethink allocations if interest rates rose significantly, according to a new survey from BlackRock. The survey ...

Investec property fund acquires $8.1m warehouse

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... and visibility, located 19 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, Investec said. The purchase price represents an annualised yield of 7.72% (7.25% after all transaction costs). The majority of the income (93%) is underpinned by a lease to industrial engineering ...

WAM Capital announces $100m share purchase plan

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... on shares issued under the SPP. Based on the SPP price of $1.90, a 14.0 cent FY2015 fully franked dividend equates to a yield of 7.4% or 10.6% on a grossed up basis. WAM's share price closed at $2.04 on 9 January 2015. The SPP offers existing shareholders ...

AMP Capital awarded $250m global infrastructure mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015
AMP Capital has received a US$200 million ($248 million) commitment, with additional co-investment rights, from Canadian pension plan Ontario Pension Board (OPB) to invest in its global infrastructure strategy. The global infrastructure strategy was ...

MTAA Super awards $200m global credit mandate

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... positions in convertible securities, the sovereign debt of developed nations, agency bonds, asset-backed securities and high-yield and emerging-market debt, where permitted by client guidelines. It fits into MTAA Super's Diversified Fixed Interest My ...

Bad tidings for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
"'Tis the season to be jolly, fa-la-la-la-la...", "silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright..." Bah, humbug! The negative news flow and speculations over the past 24 hours would, like ol' Ebenezer Scrooge, make you, I and Irene hate Christmas. ...

Global shares tipped amid slow local growth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... Australian economy will remain sluggish, but the good news for domestic equity investors is that Australia's relatively high yield on stock can continue even if growth is weak. "We wouldn't be outright bearish on the Aussie economy," he said, "we just ...

Investec property fund adds more real estate

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... two newly acquired properties are underpinned by long-term leases to a single tenant, and provide the fund with a blended yield of 7.92%. The 12,500 square metre industrial property at Wetherill Park is located 34 kilometres from the Sydney CBD, with ...