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Mortgage arrears hit all-time high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
Arrears in Australia for securitised mortgages increased to 1.45 per cent during April, its highest ever recorded level, said Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&PRS). Securitised mortgages are those 20 per cent of mortgages where the funding is sourced ...

Housing affordability report fails to deliver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
Housing affordability is like petrol prices in that it brings out the economic enthusiasts with their so-called miracle solutions. The latest set of big ideas is from the Senate Select Committee on Housing Affordability that this week released its major ...

Mums-and-dads want investing made simple

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
A comprehensive two-year study of retail and institutional investors in the US has found there is still a great divide between how mums-and-dads invest as opposed to their insto counterparts. The findings were from a University of Queensland Business ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
The Australian share market was 0.2 per cent lower at noon as surging gold and copper prices helped mining stocks but energy companies slid on expectations that Saudi Arabia would boost oil production. A mixed performance on Wall St provided little ...

Economy slowing down and speeding up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
The just released minutes of last month's Reserve Bank Board meeting show that while the board believes the economy is slowing, the rising terms of trade is pushing the economy hard in the opposite direction. "Board members noted that the bulk of indicators ...

ATO sends warning to super fund trustees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is warning financial advisers and accountants to ensure their clients aren't moving assets into their funds and failing to report the total value of their portfolio to avoid raising their tax costs. Michael D'Ascenzo ...

Cracks appearing in Europe

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
Inflation, falls in retail confidence and employment wobbles are leading to housing market worries across Europe. KBC Asset Management's latest world market analysis reveals that the euro area has held up reasonably well in the past few months and even ...

East Timor Petroleum fund signs JPMorgan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
JPMorgan extends its custodial reach in Asia-Pacific after being chosen by East Timor's Banking & Payments Authority of Timor-Leste (BPA) as global custodian and administrator for the $3 billion Petroleum Fund. The BPA is the operational manager of ...

Another take on LPTs

While many investors have long thrown the listed property trust sector in the sin bin, a leading property expert said there's the odd gem to be found, particularly in the office sector. Ken Atchison, founding principal of property research firm Atchison ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after a strong performance on Wall Street on Friday. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was up 54 points at 5,422. Today, the Australian Office of Financial ...