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Mason Stevens launches leveraged product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... is individually capital protected for the whole investment term. This enables investors to keep hold of "winning" stocks, above the loan amount, and give back the "losers." "Investors can walk away at any time without any further cash outlay. The underlying ...

Rejoice for May has gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... goods orders, improving motor vehicles sales, and despite showing some easing in April, the ISM manufacturing index remained above 60 - much more than the level seen in the boom years (2006-2007) before the GFC. This is in stark contrast with last night's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... still down slightly for the week. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment index rose to 74.3 in May, above analysts' estimates of 70. Concerns about higher petrol prices and inflation knocked the gauge down in March and April. Petrol ...

Bear have no fur

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... low-risk, low-growth businesses indicates defensiveness by investors or an apparent lack of value elsewhere in the market." As above. Plus, note that the iShares S&P 500 Value Index (ETF) increased by 21.2 per cent in the year to 20 May 2011. The iShares ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... which could lead to higher demand for raw materials like steel and fertiliser. Oil gained nearly four per cent to move back above $100 a barrel, due in part to a Dept of Energy report that inventories of crude oil did not rise last week as expected. ...

AXA real estate bullish on Japanese debt

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... loans of between three and ten year terms, on a floating or fixed rate basis with spreads between 200 and 250 basis points above TIBOR. "The fact that many banks in the region still have limited capacity to lend on commercial real estate remains unchanged ...

Goldman Sachs downgraded but fixed interest pays

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... from index managers BlackRock and Vanguard and the benchmark agnostic Vianova, S&P said that all managers provided returns above the UBS Composite Bond Index benchmark in 2010, net of fees. "Investors are paying for active returns and for 2010 have been ...

Kearney Group earns top planning award

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... comprehensive statements of advice and outstanding outcomes for advice are other qualities that The Kearney Group demonstrated above its competitors. "We are very honoured to be recognised by Securitor," said Paul Kearney, principal, The Kearney Group. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... surplus in April surged to $US11.4 billion ($A10.59 billion) from a $US139 million ($A129.15 million) in March, and well above forecasts of $US1.0 billion ($A929.15 million). Analysts said the figures could suggest that imported inflation is easing. ...

Planners make their budget wishes

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... those with less than $500,000 in their superannuation. "Excess contributions penalties affect people who accidentally move above $500,000 due to market fluctuations," he said. More than 65,000 people breached the concessional cap in the 2009-10 financial ...