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Trustee survey reveals top asset classes

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
Infrastructure, private equity and commodities are going to be the most preferred asset classes this year, according to a trustee survey released this week. According to a Centre for Investor Education survey of 30 industry fund trustees and retirement ...

Good Bank Bad Bank

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
Bad bank sparks optimism in US equities. Last night's decision by the US Federal Reserve's Federal Open Markets Committee to leave interest rates unchanged at virtually zero was a no-brainer. How can it do otherwise when the deepening financial and ...

Bigger fish to fry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
Inflation is coming back down all over the world. The trend in consumer prices in Australia will be no different. At 11:30 AM this morning, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release data showing how consumer prices fared in the December  ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open higher on a positive lead from the US. Gold, copper and oil were down, but silver was up on Wall St. At 0812 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 43 points higher at 3,419. ...

Sucked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
Roll out the money-making machine. The US economic and financial situation continues to burn while the politicians fiddle. In spite of the goodwill that Barack Obama took with him to the Oval office and the fact that he has already etched a 'game plan' ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
The Australian sharemarket has received a mildly positive lead from Wall Street but stronger metal prices have pushed up the Sydney Futures Exchange. At 0816 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 16 points higher at 3,345. ...

Free cash flow wins mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
Free cash flow is a recipe for strong above benchmark returns amid turbulent times, according to Epoch Investment Partners, which recently won a $173 million mandate from Suncorp. According to Andrew McKinnon, chief executive of Grant Samuel Funds Management ...

Read between the headlines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
Thankfully, the Obama mania that gripped the printed and electronic headlines around the world before and during his inauguration as the 44th President of the United States has drowned the negative media spin on the outlook for the domestic economy. ...

Legalsuper members favour Aussie shares

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
Defying the flight to cash, members of the $1 billion dollar legalsuper have increased investments into the fund's S&P/ASX200 option by up to 40 per cent. According to legalsuper, the industry fund experienced nearly 40 per cent in growth for its S&P/ASX200 ...

AUI trust posts solid returns, holds value

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
While many funds were in the red last year, Australian Unity Investments (AUI) bucked the trend when its Healthcare Property Trust gained 11.27 per cent and, despite the market downturn, many of its underlying direct properties have held their value. ...