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Term deposit with a twist

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
... the stockmarket through a structured product that is 90 per cent in term deposits and 10 per cent invested in Australian shares. Macquarie Funds' head of structure product Irene Deutsch said the fund manager has been talking with financial advisers about ...

RaboPlus adds BTIM funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... adding nine BT Investment Management wholesale funds to its platform. The BT Wholesale Asian Shares fund, Core Australian Shares fund, Core Global Share fund, Ethical Share fund, Fixed Interest fund, Focus Australian Share fund, Global Fixed Interest ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
Australian shares were over four per cent higher at noon after US indices soared to their second-largest point gain ever. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 170.1 points, or 4.48 per cent, at 3,964.7, while the broader All Ordinaries gained ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
Australian shares were lower at noon on the back of ailing commodity prices and a strong negative lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 171.1 points, or 4.12 per cent, at 3,985, while the broader All Ordinaries lost ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
... annual general meeting in Melbourne. News Corporation holds its annual general meeting in New York. Yesterday, Australian shares fell nearly seven per cent amid investor fears the troubled US economy and global credit crisis would drag the world into ...

Perennial bears the bear

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... sharemarkets, assuming that companies are in a position to continue to pay dividends in the future. As of September, Australian shares (ASX200) have been forecast by UBS to be paying a dividend yield of 5.02 per cent over the next year. Finally, Perennial's ...

Time to buy Aus shares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
It's time to invest in Australian shares and stop waiting on the sidelines for volatility to subside, according to Paul Fiani, head of equities at Integrity Investment Management. "A year ago taxi drivers were giving you stock tips, which is always ...

Blue chip shares open to retail

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... opportunistically in the market, but most were looking to proceed with caution. "With share prices at three-year lows and Australian shares generally forming the largest part of an investor's portfolio, investors are looking to opportunistically buy ...

Aussies shun local equities

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
Aussie investors are turning their backs on Australian shares and sporting a grim reaper stance towards the local economy, new research shows. Almost 40 per cent of Australian investors have been expecting the share market to perform 'somewhat worse' ...

More than 50 funds 'on hold' after shorting ban

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... majority not meeting benchmark performance after fees. As a result, S&P downgraded two products, the Advance Australian Shares Multi Blend Fund and MLC Australian Share Fund. Potential range of reasons for the underperformance of the sector could include ...