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Advisers prep for 'back-to-basics' investing

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... and choosing the right asset classes such as companies to hold assets or estate planning strategies. "Quality investments yield benefits over the long-run and we base our investment recommendations on this foundation. It's not always fashionable, but ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... riskier investments. At 1200 AEST on Friday, the September 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 95.55 (implying a yield of 4.45 per cent), down from 95.545 (4.455 per cent) on Thursday. The September three-year bond futures contract was at 96.18 ...

Digit says recession averted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... strong growth) and recession (maybe even deep depression) from one week to the next. Instead, tell me about the positive US yield curve or about the ISM manufacturing index - they both signal that America is not about to head the R path. You want positive ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
The Australian market looks ready to open strongly today, following rebounds in Europe and on Wall Street on more positive data overnight, but against a background of extreme volatility. At 0656 AEST on the ASX 24, the September share price index futures ...

Stocks rally hard as Australia deemed a bargain buy

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
Equities moved strongly to the upside in morning trade, building on yesterday's stunning stock market rebound with experts predicting further volatility but rating Australia a bargain. At time of writing the All Ordinaries Index was up a further 108.5 ...

Bond broker targets WA planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
Fixed income broker FIIG Securities has opened an office in Perth to provide bond investment services to financial planners in Western Australia. FIIG, which has over $6 billion in term deposits under advice, will give WA planners access to short term ...

Stocks in freefall on recession fears, banks cut mortgage rates

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... management for UBS, said the three-year Australian government bond (expiry June 2014) closed last night at 96.14 with a 3.85% yield. By 10am this morning the contract price had risen to 96.47 and it had dumped 33 basis points to yield 3.52% - a massive ...

Goodbye or good buy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... yielding 3.15%, last night they were down to 2.32%. According to most metrics, US equities are currently trading at an earnings yield of 8.8%. Now compare that with 2.32% and you know where the smart money will flow. This takes us back to the 'R' word ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... country". Traders worried that the downgrade would hit the bond markets, but instead Treasury prices rallied strongly. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 2.34 per cent from 2.56 per cent late Friday, while 30-year bonds dropped to 3.66 per cent ...

Capital protected products shine in gloom

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... investment return. The loans last up to five years and cover the top 50 ASX stocks. Jadwat said advisers were wanting high-yield investments. "There are clients sitting on the sidelines and waiting for opportunities, and they see the pull-back as an ...