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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
The Australian sharemarket has opened higher as investors continue to chase high yielding stocks. At 1028 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 19.3 points, or 0.38 per cent, at 5,037.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher, despite a mixed performance on Wall Street overnight. At 0645 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 4,793. No major economic news is expected on Friday. In equities ...

Investors turn from cash to fixed income: UBS

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... While bonds will remain underweight in 2013, she sees significant value in fixed income through corporate bonds and high yield debt, but recommends clients say shorter than the duration to offset risk further out. "Hybrids are also a good way for retail ...

Not all ETFs are made equal: Lonsec

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... they're really investing in. He says it's essential for investors to understand that ETFs are not all the same, and even high yield ETFs have different asset classes or sectors underpinning the investment. "It's important to appreciate the different ...

Real estate better than bonds: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... equities which offer much lower rates of income return. "On the basis of yield hierarchy, real estate ranks second behind high yield corporate bonds, which are typically viewed as riskier and a closer proxy for equities than income-focused strategies," ...

Retirees must invest in equities: State Street

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... against the investor's ability to accept risk of capital loss from an equity-oriented strategy. Investors can buy into a high yield equity strategy by directly owning shares, buying through a managed fund or buying units in an exchange traded fund (E ...

Franklin Templeton launches new global fixed income fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... rate debt securities issued by governments and corporations worldwide and can have up to a 20% tactical allocation to high yield, bank loan and emerging market credits based on relative value between fixed income sectors at any given time. The fund has ...

Returns without volatility, you're not dreamin

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... can use low volatility strategies to lower their risk level and thus free up the risk budget for other assets such as high yield bonds. Robeco has been investing into emerging market for 75 years. They currently manage approximately A$16 billion in quantitative ...

Zenith upgrades State Street ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... note. Meanwhile the SPDR S&P/ASX 50 Fund, SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Listed Property Fund and the SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Yield Dividend Fund have had their 'recommended' rating confirmed. Zenith says it continues to have a solid conviction in SSgA's ETF ...

ASIC champion hybrid name change

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
Australian Securities & Investments Commission is pushing for the industry to use the label 'capital note' instead of 'hybrid securities', as part of its ongoing focus on misleading and deceptive advertising. Hybrids are not easy to define, but put ...