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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
The Australian stock market opened lower after world equity markets slumped as investors worried about higher oil prices due to violent unrest in Libya. At 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 23.5 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 4822.4 ...

Spot the bubble before they burst

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
Gold could be the next investment bubble to burst, according to a highly regarded financial adviser, but long and painful losses on any bubbles are avoidable with the right frameworks in place. Speaking at the SPAA conference, Tim Farrelly, principal ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... points higher, by 0.58 per cent, at 1,335.72. The Nasdaq composite index was up 21.25, or 0.76 per cent, at 2,825.6. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note slipped to 3.60 per cent from 3.61 per cent from late Tuesday. The Commerce Department reported ...

Fund managers eye Asian equities: RBC

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... need to look beyond the four traditional emerging markets and are now looking to intra-regional differences in search for yield," said Marc Harris, co-head Global Research, RBC Capital Markets. There was less optimism for US markets. Just 54 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... spending could imperil the economic recovery. Bond prices held steady after details of the budget proposal were revealed. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note edged down to 3.62 per cent, slightly lower than late Friday. A jump in Treasury ...

Premium China expands fixed interest portfolio

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... something that no one else has really thought about. We are trying to invest an investment portfolio of converted bonds and high yield notes from the region." The fund is slowly but steadily gaining financial adviser interest. It has built its FUM from ...

Catching its second wind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... bad. Then, the general theme of analysis was that the bond market did it and/or Cisco and/or inflation fears and or... The yield on 10- and 30-year Treasuries rose to their highest levels since April. The implication was that if the trend continues ...

Inflated inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
That dreaded "I" word is making a comeback into market players' psyche. Inflation is lurking just around the corner - at least for the developed economies. In the emerging ones, they've been trying to shoo evil inflation away as if almost forever. China ...

Year of the Rabbit, year of acquisitions: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
Seven out of 10 investment analysts are bullish about the prospects of Asian companies this year and expect many of these cashed-up businesses to grow through acquisitions and palm excess cash as higher dividends to shareholders, a survey found. The ...

Global REITs to gain double-digits: INGIM

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
Total returns for global real estate investment trusts (REITs) this year could be as high as 12 per cent with dividends yielding around 4 per cent. The healthiest dividend payouts are likely to come from the US, research from fund manager INGIM shows. ...