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SSgA ETF targets high yields

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... around 50 blue chip company shares that typically deliver high dividends. Currently, the SSgA ETF provides exposure to 38 stocks. In addition to the latest product, SSgA offers the SPDR S&P/ASX 200, SPDR S&P/ASX50 and the SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Listed Property ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... from the US tonight on jobless claims and existing home sales may provide some impetus, he said. On Wall street overnight, stocks closed lower as traders weighed expectations about the performance of the US economy after a warning from the Federal Reserve. ...

Competing to devalue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... think the Fed minds at this stage. It's letting these speculations rip. And why not? Yeah sure, it's renewed weakness in stocks... but only slight thus far. Who cares, September is the worst month for stocks anyway. The Fed is earning big bickies from ...

Investors shun social media, for now

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... investment research - but a minority group visits websites such as YouTube to analyse investors' attitude to brands and stocks they follow, new research shows. A survey by Australian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) and Financial & Corporate Relations ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
The Australian share market was stronger at noon, as news from America buoyed banking stocks. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 10 points, or 0.22 per cent, at 4,627.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 10.6 points ...

S&P and ASX launch Aussie "fear index"

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... volatility of the benchmark S&PASX 200 index. The higher the reading, the greater investor expectations for a wild ride ahead in stocks, and vice versa. The index will measure the expected volatility for the next 30 trading days by using settlement prices ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
Australian shares may decline on Wednesday after US stocks were little changed and commodity prices slipped overnight following a statement from the US Federal Reserve that it was ready to further stimulate the US economy. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... talked up the prospects of further fiscal stimulus last night, so it's probably a bit cautious." On Wall Street overnight, stocks surged to a four-month high after the National Bureau of Economic Research confirmed the world's biggest economy emerged ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
The Australian stock market was lower at noon, with weakness among mining and financial stocks dragging the broader market into negative territory. At 1207 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 24.1 points, or 0.52 per cent, at 4,614.8 points ...

Seeking alpha in EM small caps

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... emerging market products in Australia that are either benchmarked against the MSCI EM Index or have exposure to the component stocks. Kedersha points out that MSCI EM constituent stocks remain heavily weighted towards export industries, such as energy ...