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When old news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
Wall Street must have gotten up on the right side of the bed today. Well the Dow has been in 10 of the past 11 trading days. But last night, it was more cheerful. The pace of the Dow's upward march nearly doubled - closing almost 1 per cent higher on ...

Data data everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
Mondayitis. This and the flood of first-tier economic data set to be released later in the week will keep the Australian financial markets well, a bit out of sorts today. Friday night's performance on Wall Street was not telling enough to sway Australian ...

CFS platforms gain $1.9bn net flows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
... $149 billion. In other first half highlights, Property Investment Research (PIR) named CFS Retail Property Trust as the A-REIT of the year and the firm also launched its China A-Shares fund. CommInsure's underlying profit after tax fell 15 per cent compared ...

Investors gain sector-based ETFs

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
... announced plans to launch six ETFs to the market in the next three months. The suite includes the Aii S&P/ASX 200 Financials x-A-REIT, Aii S&P/ASX 200 Energy, Aii S&P/ASX 200 Industrials and Aii S&P/ASX 200 Resources. Investors will also have access ...

Emerging markets look expensive: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
David Bassanese's exchange traded fund (ETF) research found emerging market stocks are starting to get expensive but it remains bullish on local equities. The Pennywise Investment January report said the price-to-book value across emerging market stocks ...

REIT review shows signs of stability

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
One ratings firm is more confident in Australian real estate investment trusts (REIT) after a review found more funds rated 'four stars' than before. Peter Ward, fund analyst at Standard & Poor's, said the Australian REIT sector is expected to be driven ...

Invesco launches unhedged global REIT fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
... O'Brien, chief executive at Invesco. The fund is actively managed and is invested in around 70 real estate investment trusts (REIT). The US-based investment team combines fundamental property research with bottom-up stock selection strategies.

ING Clarion wins inflows and award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
... fund provides access to a portfolio of 80 to 100 listed property securities with a focus on real estate investment trusts (REIT) listed on stock exchanges in the UK, Canada, Asia and the US.

CFS and Brookfield scoop property awards

PIR RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
Property Investment Research (PIR) has awarded CFS Retail Property Trust (CFX) as the A-REIT of the Year and Brookfield Secured Bonds as the Product of the Year at the research firm's annual forum held this month. The awards were presented at PIR's ...

Joined at the hip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
Ho hum. Another day, another boring day on Wall Street. Maybe there's more action in the north across its border. The usual suspects were in attendance to provide a semblance of market action. US shares rose on positive housing news. The S&P/Case Shiller ...