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Slim pickings in intl equities: van Eyk

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
Only a small number of international equities passed muster at the latest review conducted by van Eyk ahead of what the ratings house believes is a five-year period where 'cracks in the system' will resurface and hurt many fund managers in the sector. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
Australian markets are receiving mixed leads from offshore, with healthy gains in European equities and in precious and base metals, while Wall St was lower, as was oil in early afternoon trading. On the ASX24 at 0756 AEDT, the December share price ...

The SMSF debt binge

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... 40 per cent of currently geared SMSFs use leverage for investing in property, while 30 per cent gear up to invest in equities. Of the next wave of borrowers, 50 per cent expect to use gearing to invest in property, while 27 per cent expect to invest ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... contracts traded. For around every three stocks falling in the S&P/ASX50, there was one decline. RBS Morgans director of equities Bill Chatterton said the sale of Shell's holding in Woodside Petroleum was the major factor in a softer market on Tuesday. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight. Equities were flat to lower, whilst precious metals were higher, with gold hitting a record high. Base metals were flat, as was oil before rising in late trade. On the ASX24 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... Taylor said the second round of quantitative easing announced by the US Federal Reserve last week had been positive for equities and negative for the US dollar. "That is positive for our equities because you are pumping into the resources sector via ...

New board at India Equities

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
Investors at India Equities Fund voted against the board's proposed return of capital at last Friday's EGM, replacing them with three new directors nominated by shareholder GW Holdings. The directors of India Equities Fund previously said that if shareholders ...

Platinum feels the force of term deposits

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... consultants and institutional investors, particularly industry funds," Cole said. "Institutional investors remain committed to equities as part of a diversified long-term investment portfolio. Thus Platinum's strong investment returns and low volatility ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
The Australian market has received generally positive leads from offshore trading over the weekend. Equities markets were higher in both the US and Europe, as were precious and base metals and oil. On the ASX24 at 0652 AEDT, the December share price ...

ASF to distribute QFII fund in Aus

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... "A" shares through the Qualified Foreign Institutional investor (QFII) program. Most investors gain exposure to Chinese equities through Hong Kong's "H share" market, which is generally perceived to be more liquid and transparent than the Shanghai and ...