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Governance returns sour Asian alternatives outlook

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
Investors in Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur are avoiding alternative investment classes, according to a new Watson Wyatt survey, citing inadequate governance and a feeling diversification will dilute returns. 51 per cent of respondents in Hong ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
SYDNEY - The Australian stock market is likely to open weaker this morning following a poor performance on Wall Street as US stocks were hammered by record high oil prices and the financials were hurt after Citigroup revealed a weak earnings report. ...

Under-building down under

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
While the sub-prime meltdown has left the US economy bruised with housing oversupplied and house prices soggy, Australian housing is suffering from supply shortages and prices going through the roof. US economic growth has progressively slowed, where ...

Billionaire bull run

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007

Having another crack at online mortgages

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
... is very modest. Commonwealth Bank says Homepath accounts for around one per cent of mortgage sales. ANZ will not give a figure for One Direct but it is bound to be very low. Analysts say home buyers like to do their window shopping on line but prefer ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
The Australian sharemarket hit an all-time record in early morning trade, with both key indices up by more than one per cent by noon, boosted by a surge on Wall Street on Friday night. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 73.2 points ...

Advisers lead margin lending push

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
While investors are becoming more sophisticated, it's still advisers who are leading the massive growth in margin lending, according to BT Financial Group's head of wealth and wrap solutions, Chris Freeman. His comments came on the back of BT Margin ...

Australian managers clock $650bn

Colonial First State, Macquarie and AMP respectively are the three largest Australian fund managers in an industry that grew over 20 per cent to more than $650 billion last year, according to the latest Pensions & Investments and Watson Wyatt study ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market was stronger at noon on the back of positive gains in the finance sector. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 12.5 points higher at 6672.4 while the all ordinaries had put on 7.5 points to 6675.1. On the Sydney Futures ...

Fees drive super switchers

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
A new survey from the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has stated the majority of people who switch funds do so due to brand power and fees. The survey, titled 'Super Decisions: Communicating with Customers and Effective Disclosure' ...