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That elusive 6000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... strategist Chris Nicol upgraded his 12-month forecast for local stocks from 5350 but could not reconcile stretched valuations with the ability for shares to hold onto current prices." "...with an index forecast of 5650 - implying shares will drop 350 ...

PIMCO sees opportunity in EU bonds

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... Worah presented PIMCO's long term outlook and said that the bond house sees "lower bond yields supporting higher equity valuations" and modest returns forcing managers to look for opportunities. "Pre-2007, every central bank was hiking rates together. ...

Tech stock tech stock (tick tock tick tock)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015

What might trigger a sell-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... Take us home good Gov Glenn: "...we find a world where the banking system is much safer, but in capital markets some valuations are stretched, credit spreads are compressed, there has been significant cross-border capital flow and liquidity may be less ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... the banks. "Speculators and investors who have been investing in the banks are now thinking how much higher can these valuations (of the banks) go," he said. Lennox said the resources sector was benefiting from higher iron ore and oil prices. Lennox ...

Emerging markets a no go in 2015

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... Management, Adam Gent, said the lack of demand for emerging markets is understandable given last year's sell-off. "While valuations could be seen as attractive across the emerging markets space generally, there are still plenty of headwinds to deter ...

Q1 earnings expectations get rub down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... earnings; the P/E10 ratio (or Shiller P/E ratio) is at 26.8 compared with a historic long-term average of 16.6. These valuations become particularly crucial for the forward direction of US equities, especially in light of the recent downgrades to earnings ...

From the mouths of Feds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... The headlines line up the list of usual suspects: profit-taking; end-of-month, end-of-quarter window dressing; lofty valuations; strong US dollar/high US dollar; cheap oil prices/rebounding oil prices; weakening US economic activity/re-strengthening ...

BGL and CoreLogic launch SMSF property tool

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... CoreLogic RP Data products with its Simple Fund software. These include residential, commercial and rural property valuations and land title searches. "Our clients are continuing to benefit from the automation and integration BGL has built with CoreLogic ...

Fixed income offers little equity risk protection: CFM

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... to three years is to break even, though he expects many to lose money. Couple this with the fact that equity market valuations are stretched and aggregate investment portfolios look somewhat vulnerable. Jordan believes that in this environment, alternatives ...