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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open significantly lower after US stocks slumped overnight as economic reports there showed the economy is headed for a recession, if not there already. At 0753 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures ...

Investors question direct property valuations

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
Criticism that some funds and their managers use supposedly artificial unlisted property valuations to bolster portfolio returns illustrates how different groups of investors have fundamentally contrasting views about how to interact with the property ...

Perpetual seeks SMSF leadership role

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
Perpetual is striving for a leadership position in the Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) sector to prevent over-regulation and ensure trustees can access the right information fresh after purchasing SMSF administration firm, smartsuper. Andrew Bloore ...

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 ...

AREITs damaged by exuberance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
Many listed property trusts (LPTs) fell out of investor's favour because they changed from being from stable, income-producing trusts to highly geared, complex products - but experts believe there's life in the sector yet, just not in its current form. ...

More ins than outs at VTCU

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
Victoria Teachers Credit Union is relatively immune to the credit crisis, in the enviable position of holding a deposit book a fifth bigger than its lending book. Net profit increased 26 per cent from $7.9 million to $9.9 million during financial year ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
Australian stocks were over six per cent lower at noon, after US shares plunged to fresh five-year lows overnight. Approximately $69 billion has been wiped off the value of All Ordinaries stocks so far today, and $170 billion since last Friday's close. ...

Patience is a virtue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
Another day, another record on Wall Street - a record fall that is - as a new day brings fresh news that financial Armageddon is nigh. Yesterday's concerted action by 6 of the world's major central banks - plus the Peoples Bank of China - on top of ...

AIG secures extra A$54bn in liquidity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
The future of AIG Life Australia might be assured, but the US government has been forced to extend the lifeline extended to AIG in the US by another A$54 billion. The new arrangement is being structured through a securities lending agreement where the ...

Hedge funds hit by shorting ban

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
More than half of Australian hedge fund managers, representing a total $24.7 billion in funds, said the short selling ban would materially impact their ability to implement their strategy, with six managers considering suspending or closing their fund's ...