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Zenith rates EII Global 'highly recommended'

... of seven institutional fund managers on the Macquarie Professional Series, has a concentrated portfolio of 40 to 60 securities selected from Asia, Europe and the US. In the last six months, a period when the global REIT sector took a hammering, the fund ...

On the sub-prime defensive

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... pressure to declare their exposure. Late last week Manly council issued a press release stating its exposure to Grange Securities' Federation CDOs with sub-prime exposure, is less than 5 per cent of its $12.4 million portfolio. "Manly Council appreciates ...

BNP thaws out frozen funds

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... dropped around four or five per cent. BNP also pointed out its funds invested on average over 90 per cent in AAA and AA securities, which have not been downgraded or defaulted in recent months and any valuation problems stemmed from market illiquidit ...

GoldLink loses luster

Fund manager GoldLink is the latest victim of the volatile sharemarket and has announced on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that it will wind down its investment portfolios and return money to investors. Ratings agency Standard & Poor's Fund ...

Debenture devil in the detail

... debentures that behave like deposits and those that are higher risk," he said. According to PIR, the property-backed securities sector is a $22 billion market of which around $2 billion are from unrated or high risk debenture products. "But what's happening ...

ASIC to tighten debenture regulations

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a consultation paper proposing tighter regulation of the unlisted, unrated debenture market following the collapse of companies like Westpoint and ACR. The paper, unlisted, unrated ...

Councils exposed

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
... sub-prime mortgage market, those concerns have become reality. As a leading investment adviser to local councils, Grange Securities sold much of its Federation CDO product to councils, offering a higher yielding diversification from corporate and bank ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
... contract was 52 points stronger at 6020 on a volume of 17,133 contracts. Ric Klusman, institutional dealer at Aequs Securities Pty Ltd, said the local market was in recovery mode, dominated by company results. "It's a mixed day. The market is sorting ...

Bargains emerge in global REITs

... estate investment trusts (REIT) sector presents bargain buys not seen in five years. Todd Canter, managing director in securities for Baltimore-based property group LaSalle Investment Management, said that the swell of misinformation or lack of it on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
... cent, but gains were limited after a rally fed by China's move to let its citizens invest directly in Hong Kong-listed securities. The Hang Seng Index rose 133.72 points, to 21,729.35. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket staged another decent rally ...