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Goldman Sachs downgraded but fixed interest pays

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... aggregate have reduced our overall conviction," said S&P. The research house rated 18 Australian fixed interest, credit and high yield income offerings, assigning one new rating to the Russell Australian Bond Income A fund, which received three stars. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... nine per cent, after its chief executive of two years, Ray Elliott, said he would retire in December. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.20 per cent from 3.14 per cent late Monday, while that on the 30-year bond rose to ...

Legg Mason funds plug retiree gap

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... capital markets have to deliver. Birtles said that in the ten months since funding, the portfolio had returned a 7.75 per cent yield which puts on tract to deliver a 9 per cent income yield in the first 12 months. "For $100 invested in the beginning ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... reported lower advertising and subscription revenue. Its stock fell 1.3 per cent. Bond prices rose, sending yields lower. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note dropped to 3.22 per cent from 3.26 per cent late Tuesday. More than two shares rose for every ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... market was slightly firmer at noon. At 1200 AEST, the June 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 94.600 (implying a yield of 5.400 per cent), up from 94.590 (5.410 per cent) on Tuesday. The June three-year bond futures contract was at 94.920 (5.080 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... cent in April. Higher gas prices motivated consumers to buy more fuel-efficient vehicles. Bond prices rose slightly. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note dipped to 3.26 from 3.28 per cent from late Monday. Two stocks fell for every one that rose on ...

SMSF trustees hit pension payment woe

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
Self-managed super fund trustees risk being hit by tax and forced liquidations in the pensions phase if they don't plan ahead, financial services firm HLB Mann Judd has warned. Michael Hutton, head of wealth management at the firm, said self-managed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... sales increased in all its regions around the world. P&G shares rose 0.7 per cent to $64.50. The bond market firmed. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 3.31 per cent from 3.32 per cent late Wednesday. The 30-year Treasury yield fell to 4.42 per ...

May go away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
Uh-oh, this is the last day for equity investors to decide whether or not to "sell in May and go away". An article Reuters published on 27 April reminded me so. In it, Reuters wrote, "Jeffrey Hirsch, publisher of the Stock Trader's Almanac, offers some ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's first post-FOMC press conference, the first for any Fed chairman. The bond market gained. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 3.32 per cent from 3.36 per cent late Monday. The 30-year Treasury slipped to 4.40 per cent ...