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Spend, spend, spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
I'm highly certain that you didn't, but just in case you missed it, the All Ordinaries index has now reached its highest level since June 2008. The All Ords closed at 5,321 points yesterday, taking its overall gain this year to date up to 14.7% (18.6% ...

Calendar says buy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... index skipped to a new all-time high overnight, taking this year's total gain up to 21.5%. US Treasuries rallied and the yield on short-term US government issued bills - the most sensitive to a default - came back down to more normal levels. Wall Street ...

Praemium to host 5 more BetaShares ETFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... BetaShares Gold Bullion ETF, the BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF and the BetaShares Australian Top 20 Equity Yield Maximiser Fund. Vynokur said, "The High Interest Cash ETF is very popular amongst advisers looking to improve returns on client's ...

Washington watching Wall Street watch Washington

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... Nasdaq Composite Index plummeted 75.54 (2.00 per cent) to 3,694.83. Investors also sold off short term bonds, sending the yield on the one month Treasury note to 0.31 per cent, its highest level since 2008, up from 0.15 per cent on Monday. That reflected ...

Australia's second SBB hits $10m target

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... is divided into two tranches - a senior tranche accounting for $7.5 million, with the principal guaranteed, and potential yield of 10%; and a junior, unguaranteed tranche, accounting for the remaining $2.5 million, with a maximum yield of 30%. A spokesperson ...

Central banks rule

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... politicos blah blahed the government out of commission. The S&P 500 index closed 0.80% points higher on the day. And while the yield on 10-year US Treasuries rose, it wasn't by much. It ended 0.04 percentage point higher to 2.65% which, in turn, is still ...

No bubble fears in commercial property for SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... action. Stacker told Financial Standard that SMSF investors looking for property investments to provide a high and reliable yield uncorrelated to equity markets would be wise to look beyond residential housing at ways to access the commercial property ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
The Australian stock market has followed Wall Street lower as fears of a possible US government shutdown next week weigh on investors. US markets moved lower early on Thursday, Australian time, as budget talks between US lawmakers yielded little progress. ...

Most EM currencies bounce back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
Emerging market currencies bouncing back so quickly after the US Fed reversed its signals that it would soon start tapering its economic stimulus confirms how far these markets have matured since the GFC. In May through June this year US Fed chairman ...