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Grant Samuel reaches milestone with shareholder yield funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
The Grant Samuel Epoch Global Equity Shareholder Yield Funds have celebrated their fifth birthday, with funds under management in their retail pools of $800 million. The funds, which are managed by New York firm Epoch Investment Partners, offer a high ...

No need to fear 1994-style crash

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... normalisation process." He adds that out of four rate-rising cycles since 1988, only the 1994 cycle resulted in the US 10-yr yield ending the cycle more than 75 basis points higher than when the cycle started. While Buckle accepts that from such low ...

Still in Goldilocks land

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
This is it! The is the time, this is the moment, this is the week when the most powerful man in the world set the record straight on this whole Fed tapering/unwinding/scaling back business. Can you hear that too, Virginia? The financial markets' collective ...

Aust shares open more than 1pc higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Australian market has opened stronger, raising hopes of an end to the sharp slide in shares in recent weeks. The ASX 200's one per cent-plus rise at the open follows similar gains on Wall Street overnight, following positive retail and unemployment ...

Rivkin firm launches managed funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... looking to benefit from our 16%-plus average annual track record, particularly those approaching or in retirement seeking yield," commented Rivkin chief executive Scott Schuberg. "The Global fund will be suited to sophisticated/wholesale investors looking ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... earlier in the week." At 0830 AEST on Thursday, the June 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 96.535 (implying a yield of 3.465 per cent), down from 96.540 (3.460 per cent) on Wednesday. The June three-year bond futures contract was at 97.385 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on international markets after the Bank of Japan stayed quiet on any new stimulus measures. The Bank of Japan on Tuesday opted against increasing its asset purchase program or changing interest ...

Sinking emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... monetary policy stimulation sooner rather than later. The prospect of reduced money printing by the US central bank sent the yield on 10-year US Treasuries soaring from a five-month low of 1.63% on the 2nd of May to around 2.21% currently. US bond prices ...

Challenger in $602m alliance with Federation shopping malls

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... Lennox and Sunshine transactions are expected to occur by 31 July 2013. The overall transaction value equates to a passing yield of 7.42%, or marginal discount of 1% on a blended basis to book value as at 31 December 2012.

The death of QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
"The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself." - Publilius Syrus (Maxim 511) What parent would name his child Publilius? But Pub - the Assyrian who wrote mimes in Latin during the 1 BC - as he was fondly called could have been describing ...