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Lonsec awards 'Recommended' rating to property ETF

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
The Market Vectors Australian Property Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) has been awarded a 'Recommended' rating by Lonsec. Lonsec highlighted the fund's use of a capped-weighted methodology and the ability to access the largest and most liquid Australian ...

Folkestone to increase holding in REIT

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
Folkestone Limited has announced a $42 million equity raising to increase its holding in the Folkestone Education Trust, Australia's largest real estate investment trust. "Folkestone is well positioned for its next stage of growth and this $42 million ...

Bond experts reiterate need for flexible duration strategy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
Managing duration is the key to reducing risk as the 30-year bond market bull-run comes to a close, according to a number of fixed income experts. Interest rates in many countries reached historical lows in recent years as central banks aggressively ...

Resolution Capital to manage Perennial REITs

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
Perennial has appointed Resolution Capital to manage three former Perennial Real Estate funds, which include Australian and global real estate securities strategies. The mandate is effective from November 1, 2014, and will include an unhedged option ...

Super returns dip to 9.0 pct

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
The SelectingSuper MySuper (ie Workplace) rolling 12 month performance index fell sharply during September to return 9.0% compared to 11.1% at end July and 10.6% at end June. Three year super fund average annual returns are, however, higher at 11.7% ...

Goodbye QE, hello QQE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
"You say stop and I say go go go, oh no You say goodbye and I say hello Hello hello" -- The Beatles Just as the Fed concluded QE3, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) served up the biggest trick or treat this Halloween by expanding its QQE. The trick. Not even ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street rallied as data showed faster-than-estimated economic growth, fuelling speculation the economy is strong enough to withstand higher interest rates. At 0812 AEST on Friday, the December ...

Senior van Eyk executive joins independent advice firm

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
Senior financial services executive Anthony Vaiente has left struggling asset consultancy firm van Eyk to join independently-owned advice firm Fitzpatricks Financial Group in the role of head of business growth. Vaiente joined van Eyk as manager of ...

Active fund failure shown in new data

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... one and three-year periods. A-REITS performed just as badly. Eight out of 10 active A-REITs fell short of the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT index over three and five years, while more than half failed to beat the benchmark over one year. In Australian Bonds 79.69% ...

New masters of universe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
Looks like Halloween has come early to Wall Street. Equity indices fell -- big time -- on 'The Street' right at the stroke of October. The Dow's down 1.4% (with Transport down 2.5%); the S&P 500 fell 1.3%; the Nasdaq's off 1.6% and the Russell 2000's ...