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Pick your poison

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
What's wrong with this market? With so much liquidity being pumped into the system by three of the world's major central banks - the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan - markets appear unconvinced. Wall Street was down ...

Innovative income fund pays dividends

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... such as pension funds and charities, Plato Investment Management Limited (Plato) has delivered an attractive 9.5% income yield (inclusive of franking credits) within such a low yield environment. The fund's total return over the same period was 13.9% ...

Star alignment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
The stars appear to be aligning for those calling on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to give official interest rates another chop when they meet to deliberate on monetary policy next week. Let's start with the minutes of the 4 September meeting. ...

Fidelity launches Aust equity income fund in Japan

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... paying markets in the world; in part due to the franking credit regime. The local market provided the second highest dividend yield across 19 developed countries surveyed by the London Business School and Credit Suisse - a dividend return of 5.76% (just ...

Five step process for QE3

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
A five step process can help investors ride the US Federal Reserve's latest round of open-ended quantitative easing, said a senior Fidelity Investment head. Even if you are skeptical about the long-term impact of QE3, "it would be a bold call in the ...

Welcome to the QE Club

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012

Lookin' for trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012

Peak in investment spend to herald lower growth: Barclays economist

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... Davies. Over the short-term, Davies expects to see a mild decline in the Australian dollar (A$) to around US$1.01 with the yield for 10 year bonds edging up to a little over 3%. Over the longer term, he expects the A$ to trade at around US$1.04, and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... level for the first time since the European Central Bank announced a new bond-buying program to help eurozone countries. The yield on 10-year Spanish bonds rose to 6.007 per cent at 1405 GMT (0005 AEST Tuesday) on the secondary markets, against 5.085 ...

Why QE3 will work

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... have found that the $1.7 trillion in purchases of Treasury and agency securities under the first LSAP program reduced the yield on 10-year Treasury securities by between 40 and 110 basis points. The $600 billion in Treasury purchases under the second ...