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It's happening

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher, despite a mixed performance on Wall Street overnight. At 0645 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 4,793. No major economic news is expected on Friday. In equities ...

Cash rate falls good for property

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... coming year," Pratt claims. "On a risk-adjusted basis, unlisted property is an ideal asset class for those investors seeking yield, yet also concerned about their capital stability," he said. Despite economic uncertainty property valuations have stood ...

Aussie equities to rise another 20% in 2013: Fidelity

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
Cheap valuations, high dividend yields, a US and Chinese recovery and even history are on the side of Australian share market investors this year, according to Fidelity head of Australian equities Paul Taylor. With dividends reinvested, the Australian ...

2013 a turning point for world economy: Clime

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
Significant improvements in each of the world's most anxiously watched markets have prompted a dramatic lift in investor sentiment, and could signal a major turning point for the global economy, according to Clime chief investment officer John Abernathy. ...

There's no bubble in bond markets: Tyndall AM

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
Tyndall Asset Management head of fixed income Roger Bridges has stressed that there is definitely not a bubble forming in the bond market. Current high prices and low yields have raised fears of capital losses within the asset class during 2013 but ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a positive showing on Wall Street but mixed results in European stocks after British Prime Minister announced a referendum on the country's future within the European Union (EU). At 0630 AEDT on Thursday ...

Search for yield to become more acute: Fidelity

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
The search for income will only grow in importance over the next decade, as traditional sources dry up in line with lower interest rates and bond yields, a new Fidelity Worldwide Investment survey reveals. After surveying 100 of its equity analysts ...

Global bond melt-down on cards: Harris Fraser

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... because interest rates in Europe and the US can only go one way. Investors need to decide whether it is worth getting a 2% yield from bonds when their capital value may fall 15% when interest rates are hiked." "In Australia, while rates remain above ...

ASX rally won't last: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... especially with downward pressure on interest rates," he explained. "That's going to lead to a search for other sources of yield. We won't necessarily see a rush out of cash (in Australia) because other markets have already shown us that even negative ...