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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly weaker as Wall Street investors took stock after four consecutive days of gains. At 0734 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 22 points lower at 4397. ...

Investors want more Centrelink

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... solutions at Suncorp, said planners have seen a large push for reviews to craft investor portfolios that focus on income and yield, with greater attention paid to improving their entitlements to Centrelink. "We're seeing greater movements across all ...

All aboard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... that the S&P 500 currently trading at a P/E ratio of 17.5 times against a long-term average of 18.6. It offers an earnings yield of 5.7 per cent - a hefty premium over the 3.8 per cent yield offered by 10-year US Treasuries. And if these still don't ...

ACSuper reviews investment strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... private equity and direct property. "We have $5 million in a parks fund where the underlying asset is a caravan park but the yield comes from mining industry and employee accommodation, so it's not directly market correlated," he said. Payton said the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket was stronger at noon after a marginally positive lead from Wall Street, with banks and resources leading the charge. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 23.1 points, or 0.56 per cent, at 4162.7 points while ...

Get into corporate bonds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... diversification benefits, with potential to gain exposure to different companies, sectors and countries as well as offer a yield premium - which on average currently amounts to 2.5 per cent - over and above government debt," said Nick Bishop, portfolio ...

Ways to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... starting to improve, prices still have some ways to go before the market becomes fully valued. Plus, stocks currently offer a yield on dividends of around 5.63 per cent. Although down from the 34-year high of 7.35 per cent, this is higher than the 2008 ...

Get into corporate bonds: Aberdeen

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... diversification benefits, with potential to gain exposure to different companies, sectors and countries as well as offer a yield premium - which on average currently amounts to 2.5 per cent - over and above government debt," said Nick Bishop, portfolio ...

Epoch wins record $1.35bn equities mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... Life. The $1.35 billion mandate is spread across six different strategies, of which three - the global equities shareholder yield, global choice and international small cap strategies - are available to Australian investors. "This is a very significant ...

Avoid financial speculation: Pontiff

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
Pope Benedict XVI has put his weight behind fundamental long term investing and warned against speculative short-term investment in synthetic assets. In his latest encyclical " Caritas in Veritate ", Pope Benedict warned that "what should be avoided ...