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Mercer highlights allocation dangers

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... is the preferred defensive asset, with investment grade credit and Australian government bonds also having stretched valuations," said Stuart. "Our view that the Australian dollar was vulnerable to a correction proved correct in the third quarter of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... financial year were about $1.75 billion. Ms Lee said the result was slightly below analysts expectations. "In terms of valuations, CBA trades at a premium so we are probably seeing a little bit of switching from Commonwealth Bank into some of the other ...

Second best month of the year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... equities) ahead of American consumers buying their yuletide presents. With improving US fundamentals and attractive valuations, relative calm in Europe and history - December is the best month for stocks, according to the Stock Trader's Almanac - on ...

Planning practices will sell on earnings not revenue after opt-in

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... other businesses: earnings multiples. "There's a big change in the financial planning businesses as they shift from valuations on a revenue basis to an earnings basis," Hunt said. Virginia Heyer, managing director of StrategyOne, said banks wouldn't ...

CBD vacancies hit 2-year low

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... Council's latest Office Market Report. Falling vacancy rates have buoyed rents in the major markets, fuelling a recovery in valuations and direct property index returns. In the just gone financial year, while the ASX accumulation return was an impressive ...

Digit says recession averted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... already reported, 72% of them beat estimates. That's a rational rationale. Or how the recent equity market rout has taken valuations to very attractive levels. Just please don't tell me that a US recession has been averted and now it's time to get back ...

Goodbye or good buy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... no, they're still willing to lend to Uncle Sam and at lower interest rates at that. This in itself improves equity valuations - not to mention the 17.3% discount the S&P 500 has received from three weeks ago when it closed at 1353.22 points. At the time ...

DKN suffers drop in platform flows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... year to June 2011. The loss is due to a $21 million write down of goodwill, in order to reflect the current market valuations and business conditions regarding the $0.80 per share takeover offer from IOOF. IOOF has confirmed that this will have no impact ...

Planners remain wary of switching cash to equities

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... protecting capital. However, it has altered its stance on Australian equities from neutral to overweight due to better valuations. "We will be looking to take advantage of any short term dips to add exposure to growth assets at good prices," said Jon ...

Net-net, it's still good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... What's more, majority of these companies have provided even better earnings guidance into the future. It is clear that valuations are attractive. The S&P 500 is trading at a P/E ratio of around 12.8 times - a discount to its long-term average of 14-15 ...