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OS property no place for risk taking

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... the misconception that to justify an international property placement investors need to achieve an additional 4% pa return above what they may expect in Australia. M&G Real Estate was formerly known as Prudential Property Investment Management before ...

Prayin' for a taperin'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting. Frankfurt's DAX 30 climbed 0.48 per cent to 9,022.04 points on Tuesday, closing above the 9,000 level for the first time. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 0.73 per cent to 6,774.73 points, pulled higher ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... $US41 million compared with $US274 million in the year ago period. However, revenue surged 24 per cent to $US17.1 billion, above estimates. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets closed narrowly mixed with Frankfurt's DAX 30 adding 0.06 per cent to 8,980.63 ...

Rational exuberance?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... came across a chart of the S&P 500 index and US nominal GDP...and it got me concerned. The S&P 500 index is running well above the pace of growth in the US economy - i.e., this means it is overvalued. This resolves the argument over whether the Fed's ...

Victim of success

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... settings earlier than the three years it suggested in previous guidance announcements. More so because inflation remains above the BOE's 2.0% target given still below trend growth in the economy. The UK's annual headline inflation rate stood at 2.7% ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... benchmark FTSE 100 index added 0.71 per cent to 6,622.58 points, while Madrid's Ibex 35 rose 0.84 per cent to climb back above the 10,000 point level for the first time since July 2011. China's economy expanded by 7.8 per cent year-on-year in July-September ...

Secrets of world's greatest investors revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... weaknesses, don't invest on the basis of tips, only do business with reputable companies, learn from their mistakes and, above all, know that patience is a virtue. The book features world-renown investors such as Warren Buffett and right hand man Charlie ...

Market Vectors lists first Aussie banking ETF

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... the first of its kind. "Many Australian investors remain heavily invested in cash and with interest rates barely sitting above the inflation rate, investments such as the Australian banks can offer dividend income and the opportunity for capital growth," ...

Jenny Brown named AFA Adviser of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... year. Zurich GM Retail Life & Investments Philip Kewin said: "Zurich is committed to championing those elite advisers who go above and beyond the call of duty for their clients and the profession and are proud to have supported the AFA's Adviser of the ...