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AXA IM gains more from European property

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
The time is ripe for investors to boost their allocation into European property, with likely returns as high as 30 per cent as the sector comes out of one of the worst periods for global real estate. Kiran Patel, global head of research and strategy ...

Stress test stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
Look ma, I passed the test! Hip, hip... Eighty-four European banks received their certificate of financial health from the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) over the weekend. They'll survive a recession and a sovereign debt crisis if ...

Half-filled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
Another set of dismal data again failed to get Wall Street down last night. Big-named US companies that reported their second quarter results overnight came up short of expectations and worse, some even downgraded their earnings guidance. Data out on ...

The octopus on fees versus commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
An iPhone app based on Paul the Octopus is undecided whether adviser remuneration should tilt towards fee for service rather than stay with commissions as the default payment method. The Ask Octopus app was developed in Brazil by uTouchLabs and is available ...

Bored with half-empty glasses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
So what do we make of the equity markets now -- Now that some positive news appear to be slowly weaving their way into the headlines. Or is it just that financial market spin doctors have grown bored of staring down half empty glasses. Australian and ...

Down on old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
What really was Moody's intention in announcing that it may downgrade Spain's credit rating last night? Is it Moody's way of proving that it still matters? That it could still move markets? According to Bloomberg, "US stocks fell, extending the first ...

EOFYS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
"And now I'm fallin' Fallin' fast again..." -Fallin, Teri de Sario It had to happen today, didn't it? EOFY would not be a happy one for Australia given the ugly lead from Wall Street and European bourses while we were sleeping. SPI futures trading says ...

To spend or not to spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
Financial markets have comeback to reality after being distracted by the renminbi sideshow courtesy of the Peoples Bank of China. They've woken up to the reality that their dream of a floating, dearer yuan is just that a dream. Oh yes, the PBOC tried ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
The Australian share market has received a mixed lead from offshore markets after Wall Street closed weaker but crude oil and copper ended firmer. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Future Exchange, the June share price index contract was down 11 points at ...

The future according to Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
"My best guess is we will have a continued recovery, but it won't feel terrific." This is the future according to Ben. Spoken like a real trooper. With these words, Big Ben appears to have calmed financial markets - equity and commodity markets rose ...