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All Ords at 5000 overvalued but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
"Roll out the barrel, we'll have a barrel of fun Roll out the barrel, we've got the blues on the run..." -- Beer Barrel Polka by Vejvoda and IngriA! Roll out the barrel cause the All Ords' on a run. Roll out the barrel, it's broken five thousand! It's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
The Australian market has opened higher despite mixed leads from Wall Street. At 1019 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 20 points, or 0.42 per cent, at 4,729.5 and the broader All Ordinaries index had added 19.7 points, or 0.42 per ...

Same old blues but some upside in 2013: Russell and Threadneedle

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
Russell and Threadneedle agree that while equities will provide modest returns in 2013, they see little evidence that market volatility will abate. In their respective market outlooks for November, both global investment houses pointed to improvements ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following the US and Europe's leads as workers across indebted eurozone nations protest against their governments' deep austerity programs. At 0631 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
The Australian share market has opened lower, pulled back by several large companies trading ex-dividend. At 1017 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 22.5 points, or 0.51 per cent, lower at 4,347.6 points while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
The Australian share market was relatively flat in early afternoon trade as falls by several large companies caused by dividend payouts offset other gains. At 1245 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.3 points, or 0.05 per cent, at ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher following gains on both the US and European markets at the end of last week. At 0800 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was uo five points at 4,335. In economic news ...

Blahs take the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
Another day, another blah to keep risk takers happy. Yes Virginia, in keeping up with our Olympics theme, it's turning out to be a blah relay. This time, Eric S. Rosengren -- president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - is running with the blah ...

SMSFs need better access to alternatives: BlueSky

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
The focus by fund managers on the 'big end of town' has negatively impacted SMSFs, who have missed out on quality options for alternative returns, according to BlueSky Alternative Investments. This is despite SMSF significant cash weighting making them ...

Can't fix what's not broken, yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... China, a growing Asia and now, a strengthening America? The other half. Yes, Virginia, China et al would wipe our domestic blues away. No need for another dose of interest rate largesse lest we find ourselves drowning in inflation. The domestic mining ...