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Recession over! Sigh!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... in the past,- in this particular space, preached that once the headlines scream "recession over", most of the gains in equities have already been made. But hang on! Maybe the IMF's chief forecaster is wrong? After all, if he is, it would not be the first. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... activity for June, and the Housing Industry Association releases its state and national outlooks for the June quarter. In equities, earnings season continues with annual results due from Qantas Airways Ltd, Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd, CSL Ltd, Biota ...

Don't let the bears out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009

Active members can cause asset allocation headache

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... to re-structure their portfolios to be much more conservative to appeal to people who have concerns about investing in equities." This comes after Chris Corneil, managing director at Russell Investment Group Australia and New Zealand, said financial ...

Fear not a rate rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... than expected unemployment rate of 5.8 per cent in July. Since the start of 2009 to the middle of this month, Australian equities - as measured by the All Ordinaries index - have gained 22 per cent. The broad-based nature of the bullishness in domestic ...

It's coming true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... merrily hummed, "Everything I want the world to be, is now coming true especially for me." "And the reason is clear." Equities in America (and most of the globe) continued to bask under the warm glow of the night before when the US Federal Reserve gave ...

ESSSuper reviews Aussie eq, eyes alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
The $14.6 billion Emergency Services & State Super has slashed its exposure to Australian equities by 10 per cent and is considering tapping timber and commodity investments this new financial year. ESSSuper, which had $14.6 billion in funds at the ...

All aboard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... holes there. The Commodity barge? We missed that one too. Given the improving tide, risk assets such as commodities and equities still offer the best opportunity to take us to the promise land of prosperity. Economic fundamentals favour risk assets. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... "CBA came out with their results and (they) were significantly inline with expectations," ABN Amro Morgans director of equities Bill Chatterton said. "I think it gave some comfort to Westpac, which is the other more domestically focused major bank. "Wesfarmers ...

SMA ratings bring clarity for advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... awarded to the Aviva Investors Core Opportunities, Aviva Investors Dividend Builder, Goldman Sachs JBWere Core Australian Equities and High Alpha Long Term Opportunity (UBS GAM) offerings. The ratings house's research strategy involved two main components ...