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Economic round-up: dust off the bear suit

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2007
Since 2003 we've been enjoying a period of astonishingly unswerving and powerful market returns, however there is more and more talk among market analysts that it could be time to get that bear suit dry-cleaned ready for another wear. Accrording to ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007
The Australian market is expected to open higher, tracking a surge on Wall Street. On the Sydney futures exchange at 0739 AEST, the June share price index was up 47 points at 6310. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases international trade ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007
The Australian market is expected to open lower, with drops in base metal prices and a flat lead from Wall Street dampening sentiment. At 0742 AEST, the June share price index was down 10 points, at 6368. In company news, Dyno Nobel holds its AGM, as ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
The Australian market is expected to open lower, with patchy base metal prices and a neutral lead from Wall Street. At 0801 AEST, the June share price index was down 18 points, at 6354. In economic news today, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute is due ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2007
The Australian market is expected to open modestly higher, with continuing strength in base metal prices offsetting a neutral lead from Wall Street. At 0655 AEST, the June share price index was up 22 points, at 6392. In economic news today, the Australian ...

Members covered for fraud but not bad investments

The troubles of a Western Australian-based super fund should serve as a stark warning to super fund members who blindly contribute money into their super without understanding how their funds are invested. Strategic Capital Superannuation Fund (SCSF) ...

PE stirs academic heat

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
The wave of private equity (PE) investment stirring political concerns in the UK, and to a lesser extent in the US, has prompted Australian academics to attempt a review of how PE investments should be regulated in Australia. Speaking at the Barbarians ...

Reverse mortgage standards under fire

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2007
A CHOICE shadow shop survey of the reverse mortgage industry has revealed some poor practices and areas for concern, but plans are already underway from some in the industry to effect a uniform lift in standards. Three CHOICE representatives visited ...

Understanding will drive hedge funds

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2007
Presenting the findings of a comprehensive study into the Australian hedge funds landscape this morning, specialist industry consultant Dr Jon Glass said capacity constraints were a non-issue and further growth would be driven by trustees becoming more ...

Passive hedge fund investing in vogue

The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Tracker Fund attracted an impressive US$5 billion of investor money in the past two years, proof that more investors want hedge fund performance but at "index" fees. "While the [tracker] fund was set up in ...