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October - an E (entry/exit) point

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
September 2009 bucked the historical norm - that of being the weakest month of the year for stocks - but October started with a bang that scared the thundering herd of bulls. My oh my, just imagine the extrapolations this could engender? Equities sold ...

GFP snaps up Timbercorp assets

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
... plantations. The plantations proceeds would go to most of the 10,500 investor growers involved in the management investment schemes (MIS) which underpinned the forestry business. Korda said the $345 million ABP bid included up to $198 million for investor ...

Bears cursed by September curse

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
General financial market optimism and momentum defeated the curse of September this year. Recall that on the very first day of September I wrote that, "the line of least resistance is for history to re-assert itself." Id est, worries that September ...

More room to slash super fees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
Admin and investment fees charged by major Australian super funds are on par, if not better, than those charged by similar funds in the US, the UK and Japan - but more can be done to lower overall costs to the average fund member, a global study found. ...

Liquidity flow versus trade flow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
There is no mistaking that in the battle between the bulls and the bears, the thundering herd of male cows have got the upper hand over the past six months. Investor sentiment has changed from fearing being in the market to dreading missing out. Despite ...

Trinity files $1m lawsuit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
Listed company Trinity has filed a lawsuit against former Labor Party staffer Ross Daley and his company, Veritate, in a bid to recover $1 million paid to Daley "by mistake". On 31 August, the property group received a final report on the forensic investigation ...

Yin to market yang

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
Chinese authorities don't just speak another language, the way they regulate their stockmarket contradicts the Western dogma too, and that's a good thing for long-term Asian equities investors. Michael Power, investment strategist at fund manager Investec ...

Finance firms power down to power up

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
Financial services data centres are a large drain on power and can add millions of dollars to utility bills, but it doesn't have to be that way, said an IT expert. Gary Hull, the country managing director of Raritan, an award-winning power management ...

FTSE4Good deletes 15 from series

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
The FTSE4Good index series review resulted in 15 companies mostly based in Japan and the US being deleted from the series typically for failing to meet human and labour rights and environmental criteria. Japan-based companies Canon, Ibiden, Koito Manufacturing ...

Hermaphrodite economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
The more things change, the more they stay the same. There is very little to comment on today. The global economy is proceeding on course as many -if not most - expect. The current investment environment contains both plusses and minuses. Much like ...