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Art Trust hit by investor sentiment

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... been forced to lower the minimum investment amount on The Art Trust by more than $10 million to $20 million as investor sentiment continues to fall in bad markets. Launched in May, The Art Trust adopts a unit trust structure and initially sought to raise ...

More worries for US financials

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... hole.' Adding to the financial sector worries, hedge fund SageCrest Finance filed for bankruptcy protection. Investor sentiment was also dampened by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) homebuilder confidence survey that showed US builder ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... optimistic now, although fundamentals haven't changed much in the space of one week," he said. "It's mainly investor sentiment driven. I expect the volatility to continue - the market will go up and down, but not necessarily in that order." The major ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... positive territory after Wall Street closed sharply higher overnight as another drop in oil prices improved investor sentiment. At 0811 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract added 34 points to 5,050. Today ...

Market Movers Overnight (8 July)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... interest rates, inflation and currency, tight credit conditions and slowing activity are taking their toll on investor sentiment. Eurozone investor confidence dropped by a record 14.5 points to minus -9.3 in July from a positive 5.2 in the previous month. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... market is expected to open higher after US stocks made a modest rebound following Friday's sharp slide, as investor sentiment was lifted after a realtors report showed pending home sales rose 6.3 per cent during April, providing some hope for the troubled ...

Perpetual value in retirement : SelectingSuper

... But their conviction worked for them in the new environment. "The last six months has seen a direct shift in investor sentiment...valuations are now more reasonable. Thanks to our quality filters, we have avoided the companies which have been the hardest ...

Retail spending is not slowing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... month. Even though the sentiment refers to the overall credit markets and overseas in particular, any uptick in investor sentiment is likely to transfer to local markets.

Macq predicts SG to top 9pc

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
Australia's superannuation guarantee level is set to rise above the current 9 per cent under the Rudd Government, predicts a head strategist at Macquarie. Pointing out that it was the Labor government that set the wheels of the present super regime ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
... list on the Australian stock exchange. The share market closed in the red on Tuesday, depressed by negative investor sentiment, after the Reserve Bank of Australia lifted official interest rates, and a weaker Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...