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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
... November 7. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares fell for a sixth day running, seemingly ignoring takeover updates on Abano and Sky City. The NZSX-50 benchmark index closed down 19.30 points or 0.4 per cent at 4,034.55 on $NZ131 million ($A114.71 million) ...

Retirees short on yield

... high yield asset class by many investors, have seen their yields crash as income hungry investors have pushed their prices sky high," he said. The Silver Tsunami and the Hunt for Yield report found a large proportion of the world's population is entering ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... NZSX-50 benchmark index closed down 3.65 points at 4062.89, on heavy turnover totalling $NZ314 million ($A275.14 million). Sky TV topped turnover with $NZ46 million ($A40.31 million) worth of shares traded.

India's investment exuberance

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
The demand for investment products in India is so great that some companies have closed their initial public offerings (IPOs) oversubscribed by a factor of 100. "There is such a thirst for investment products that any product that is remotely interesting ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
... sharemarket dipped yesterday amid a lack of corporate news, with investors waiting for details on top-10 takeover targets, Sky City Entertainment and Auckland Airport. The NZSX-50 benchmark index closed down 8.7 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 4313.15, on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
... end at 29,298.71. WELLINGTON - New Zealand's sharemarket ignored offshore weakness and returned to positive form today, with Sky City the star performer. Overall the NZSX-50 benchmark index rose a mild 0.2 per cent or 9.67 points to 4321.84 on volume ...

Under-building down under

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
... from conspicuous under supply as a result recent year's low construction activity, which has rents and purchase prices both sky-rocketing. NSW has been the most construction-starved and further "hit by a rash of over-investment and borrowing in Western ...

Pension age too low: CEDA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
Australia's ageing population means we should increase our pension age to 67 years, says a report released by the private sector think tank, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). The report, written by Dr David Knox, a partner ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... the back of a stronger currency, pulling up the NZ sharemarket with a more than two per cent gain. In-play casino company Sky City has topped turnover recently amid speculation about the identity of its mystery bidder and the size of the "significant ...

Dollar for dollar

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
... widening yield advantage, much improved investor risk-appetite and prospects for higher commodity prices." In an interview with Sky News, TD Securities global strategist Stephen Koukoulas said, with more interest rate hikes in Australia, rate cuts in ...