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BetaShares launches new sector ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... Australian banks appear relatively expensive on some valuation measures and are quite exposed to the fortunes of the local housing sector," Vynokur explained. "BNKS has an important benefit for investors, as by diversifying their banking exposure on ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... inflation target is 2%, a level it hasn't been near since early 2014. Australia nears the bubble zone UBS, in its latest housing bubble report albeit it's a few months old now, says Australian housing is overvalued but not yet in bubble territory albeit ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... the main long term price drivers for house prices. "The period from the 1990s until the mid 2000s saw relatively strong housing price growth associated with a significant increase in the debt-to-income ratio of Australian households. Since the mid 2000s ...

WAM finds returns in growth companies

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... "In FY2017 we expect further cuts to interest rates in Australia, which is positive for the economy, in particular the housing market and retail sectors. This low interest rate environment will be conducive to higher levels of economic activity, which ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... of the tougher lending regulations is to discourage banks from excessive house lending and to push investors out of the housing market. Grim reading in the US Financial Capability Study report The just-released report of the US National Financial Capability ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... surveys suggesting that "some businesses are beginning to delay investment projects and postpone recruitment decisions" and housing market survey data indicating a "significant weakening in expected activity". US producer prices In contrast to the absence ...

Australian Unity fund acquires property in Port Adelaide

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... with a weighted average lease expiry of 2.5 years to tenants including Flinders Ports, China Shipping, South Australian Housing Trust and Community Bridging Services. Portfolio manager Alex Fisher said with Government bond yields currently at 2% and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
... its level in the same month last year, suggesting continued improvement in the country's labour market. As regards the housing market, the "the time to buy a dwelling" index declined by 1.8% while the "index of house price expectations" went up by 4.3% ...

China ready to dominate: Nikko AM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... won't be the source of our risk." He noted that the Chinese government has "kept growth pretty steady, with the stronger housing market and speed-up in spending being enough to put a floor under a lot of the concerns we had last year." This means, he ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Australia housing finance The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the total value of dwelling finance commitments increased by 1.0% in the month of May as a 3.9% jump in "investment housing" more than offset the 0.6% fall in lending"owner ...