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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... shares, edging up 2.22 points to 2,513.95 on turnover of 69.3 billion yuan. Beijing's recent tightening measures in the property market led to concerns about deteriorating profit margins for listed companies, especially in the property sector. WELLINGTON ...

African dev't needs private equity: Mobius

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
... depend on for these markets to develop. "If there is uncertainty regarding foreign exchange regulations, taxation and property ownership, then investors tend to be very short-term and skittish," he said. "Governments, which realise the great potential ...

Future Fund chair attacks RSPT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... liabilities of Commonwealth government employees. Reinforcing the differences, the Future Fund holds only low levels of direct property and infrastructure assets, instead preferring to hold its alternative assets in absolute return funds. It is now Australia's ...

Magellan raises cash six-fold on Euro debt fears

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... not withstanding the correction," he said. Douglass said he is concerned about the medium-term outlook for the Chinese property market and banking sector but not local consumer spending. "It's been growing at around 15 per cent per annum and will probably ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
... worries over the fundraising plans of key banks and the possibility of further government measures to cool the red-hot property sector, dealers said. The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, was down 18.77 points at 2,552.66 on ...

Local unis smash US funds returns

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... their portfolios. However, universities are putting up their hands for more, including investments in private equity, property and forestry. Another strategy for future outperformance is universities focusing on investment risk premium, he said. This ...

Direct property with a social conscience

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
A social finance group has launched a direct property investment strategy with a difference, allowing wholesale investors to gain a return while also assisting community aid organisations. Social Investment Australia's Community Investment fund invests ...

Wealth transfer strategies top adviser books

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... adviser's success. According to a Bankwest study called the Inherited Housing Report, as much as $400 billion worth of property could change hands over the next 15 years. Lifeplan's Walsh said the onus is on advisers to talk about wealth transfers with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... closed flat as bargain hunting offset a heavy fall in Shanghai caused by renewed concerns over government plans to rein in property prices. The benchmark Hang Seng Index slipped 1.52 points lower to 19,765.19. The Hong Kong index fell 6.4 per cent in ...

Aussie shares beat property over the long term

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
Australian shares delivered higher returns, after costs and taxes, than residential property over the past two decades, a new report shows. The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) commissioned investment firm Russell Investments to measure the performance ...