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North Asian cyclical stocks 'unjustifiably cheap'

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... Stuart Rae. The portfolio manager, who is chief investment officer for Pacific Basin Value Equities, said that the demand for yield and the perceived strength of the ASEAN countries had seen investors bid up the prices of Southeast Asian companies with ...

AMP Capital builds presence in Asia

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013

Post-Bernanke uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
"Facebook and BenO are now friends." This is what my 'friends' and 'friends of friends' would see on my Facebook status from this day onwards. For how could you not 'like' something that increases your wealth by as much as 31.6% in one single day? Facebook ...

A-REITS rewarded for cleaning up act

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... losses, outperforming both global REITs and wider Australian share portfolios. Lonsec attributed the rise to strong demand for yield producing assets and a favourable earnings outlook, helped by the improved health in A-REIT finances. "The global quest ...

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... when yields started rising above 2.0%. It's all for the best. It's all for normalisation of monetary policy. A steepening yield curve signals economic growth, does it not? But it isn't only Uncle Sam that has an exclusive on good news. There's good news ...

Pengana eyes reporting season short-selling opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... discretionary and property have remained in positive territory as investors continued to prefer defensive exposure with yield in mind. Meanwhile, gold, miners, and materials were the laggards as investors started to adjust portfolios after US Federal ...

Westpac launches annuity lookalike

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... minimum deposit of $50,000 and will provide an income stream for up to 15 years. The income will be drawn from the interest yield and return on the principal. Because it is a deposit rather than a conventional annuity, it will qualify for the Government's ...

Weak tenant demand hurts Aussie property outlook

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
Subdued demand in a number of sectors means that Australian commercial real estate has become less attractive, according to La Salle Investment Management. While the real estate investment specialist remained positive on the Australian property market ...

Peace, be still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
"...And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say to him, Master, care you not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was ...

Adjusting for adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
After all the build up, the anticipation and the suspense, Wall Street had only a minute reaction to the FOMC minutes. The Dow was down a little and the S&P 500 up a bit for there was hardly anything new to inspire that animal spirit in you, I and Irene ...