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Goodman partners with Malaysian pension fund

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... of approximately $400 million. There will be a combined equity commitment of $500 million, with Goodman retaining an interest in the portfolio on an initial 40/60 basis. The Employees Provident Fund (EPF), one of Malaysia's largest pension funds, will ...

CSIRO questions Aus economy after the boom ends

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
A CSIRO researcher has questioned where Australia's economic output will come from once the commodities boom ends. "We are a highly exposed market because three things that we make, make up 40% of our exports," said Dr Stefan Hajkowicz, principal scientist ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... 4,017. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its monthly board meeting and makes its official interest rate decision. Also, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases the balance of payments and international investment ...

All juiced up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... when it's your personal credibility is at stake. Two central bank authorities did just that last night. While keeping interest rates on hold at 1.0%, ECB president Mario Draghi reminded all you bears wearing shorts that, "We monitor all developments ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... 4,017. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its monthly board meeting and makes its official interest rate decision. Also, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases the balance of payments and international investment ...

Local DMA providers hit back

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... First Prudential Markets would favour a Market Maker (MM) CFD business model, which involves an inherent conflict of interest between the CFD provider and its clients and therefore would be detrimental to retail clients. "We absolutely support a change ...

Australian shares outperform all other asset classes

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
Australian shares have outperformed all other asset classes - including residential investment property, fixed interest and cash - over a 20 year period, according to this year's Russell Investments/ASX Long-Term Investing Report. The 14th edition of ...

Wealthy clients need consumer protections too: FPSB

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
Regulators should be wary of simplistic distinctions between retail and wholesale clients, warns the global interest group the Financial Planning Standards Board. The Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) is the owner of the Certified Financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... the market on Tuesday closed higher, clawing back a large part of Monday's losses, after the central bank cut official interest rates to their lowest level since the global financial crisis. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 58.7 points, or 1.47 per ...

Fidelity: Equities still a long-term option

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
Despite the flow-on effects of the eurozone crisis, there are still opportunities in equities for investors with enough cash to "ride out" volatility, according to a senior Fidelity Worldwide investment head. "There are some positive things that can ...