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The light, the light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
There were some encouraging economic statistics released out of the US over the past two days. Is this the light at the end of the tunnel? Or an oncoming train's headlights? This is better explained by a scene in the 'Blues Brothers' movie where Jake ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
The Australian stock market was more than one per cent higher at noon, with gains among resources and financial stocks leading the market. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 41.3 points, or 1.19 per cent, higher at 3,507.1, while the broader ...

Doors open for new ETFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
Barclays' decision to place its leading exchange traded funds (ETFs) business, iShares, up for sale has the potential to change the sector's dynamic and lower the barrier to new entrants. The company has released a brief statement overnight confirming ...

AUI opens unlisted property fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... two is likely to bring a wave of properties on the market at the same time, which will create opportunities for us in a buyer's market." Adam Coughlan, AUI general manager - retail, said the fund opens next week and provides flexibility in investment ...

ETF assets to reach $1.6 trillion

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... than $140 billion last year. Taken together, investors worldwide put nearly $421 billion into ETFs in 2008. A broadening buyer pool has propelled growth, as awareness and use of the ETP structure has risen among both institutional and retail intermediary-driven ...

Thumbs down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
Fizzler. This is the equity market's verdict on US President Barack Obama's latest salvo on preserving the 'American Dream'. If the Dow's overnight fall to a six-year low is anything to go by, yesterday's unveiling of the US$275 billion Homeowner Affordability ...

Residential property wins

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
Residential property investment is the highest performing asset class over the last 20 years according to latest research, and one way to access it is to buy into pooled residential property funds. Lee Hughes, analyst at property research specialist ...

Biggest Loser Part 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... comparable store sales climbed by 4 per cent. Likewise, the Housing Industry Association and Commonwealth Bank First Home Buyer Affordability index improved by 39.2 per cent in the December quarter, taking housing to its most affordable level in five ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market was marginally lower at noon after falls in the resource sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 25 points, or 0.7 per cent, lower at 3,534.1, while the broader All Ordinaries shed 18.1 points, or 0.52 per cent ...

Damned if you do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
Australians really are a spoiled bunch. Give them bread and they ask for cake. Give them cake and they question why not the bakery instead. And while you're at it, throw in a coffee factory - nay, the whole plantation - but be careful not to spend too ...