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Fixed interest still tops cash: Zenith

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
... fixed interest returns, especially with a 6.75 per cent cash rate, many fixed interest fund "running yields" (the income yield of the portfolio divided by the portfolio's total value) have significantly improved post sub-prime, averaging between 8.50 ...

Sub-prime's house of cards

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
Like a house of cards near an open window, many things tumbled overnight - US shares, the ASX/S&P 200, Asian stocks, the FTSE, US bond yields, gold, base metals, the Aussie dollar and, on the upside, oil prices also dropped. Asian markets tumbled after ...

Mariner ups stake in German property

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
... global property partnerships to source and manage the assets for them. The two new assets were acquired on an initial gross yield of 7.08 per cent per annum. Mariner Financial manages over $1.2 billion in assets.

Epoch boutique heads Down Under

... high conviction Global Choice fund, Global Choice, Global Absolute Return, Global Small Cap and Global Equities Shareholder Yield, all of which have beaten their respective benchmarks by a good margin. "There aren't that many international boutiques ...

A tale of two currencies

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
Despite China's strong influence, Australia's currency if not our economy still seems joined at the hip with the US, and the latest Federal Reserve rate cut can be expected to have a substantial knock on effect at home. Not all Federal Reserve board ...

Aurora to list buy-write income trust

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... assets throughout the world. Hugh Latimer, director at Aurora Funds Management, said, "We can potentially deliver a high yield through this listed managed investment scheme structure, which is very attractive to retail investors looking for these sorts ...

RaboPlus cuts entry fee to 25bp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
... introduced seven Challenger wholesale funds into its platform namely the Howard Mortgage, Asian Share, Share Income, High Yield, Property Securities, Select Australian Share, Smaller Companies Fund, and Socially Responsive funds. Tim Hewson, senior manager ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
The Australian dollar opened at its strongest level since 1984 today to start the week well above 90 US cents as an optimistic outlook for the global economy fuelled demand for high interest rate currencies. The Australian dollar then reached a new ...

Challenger takes part in $9.5bn infrastructure buy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
An international consortium including Challenger, Access Capital Advisers and UBS have acquired UK utility, Southern Water Capital, from the Royal Bank of Scotland Group for $9.5 billion. Challenger has invested $225 million into the Challenger Infrastructure ...

S&P upgrades Global Value Fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
... equity manager with a dividend focused investment philosophy. It focuses on value investing, with a strong focus on dividend yield as the driver of total return. The product is a global value style fund. S&P fund analyst Marcus Hanel said the upgrade ...