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Prayin' for a taperin'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013

Rational exuberance?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... (instead of less) QE - or its costs becomes greater than the benefit - just as they stopped believing in the dotcoms and sub-prime lending and look at the economic fundamentals? Are we again in that state of 'irrational exuberance'? Then again, does ...

Demand for industrial property exceeds expectations

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... demand from investors, self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and financial advisers for a second vehicle providing exposure to prime industrial property, after the success of Charter Hall Direct Investment Fund (DIF1) which closed for investment in 2012. ...

Sinodinos confirms election promises will be met

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013
In his first public address since taking office the Minister reiterated Prime Minister Tony Abbot's plan to reduce red tape, promote greater competition and improve infrastructure in a bid to make Australia a more productive economy. "The cumulative ...

DEXUS, Canada bid for Commonwealth Prop Fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... billion of Australian office real estate. The deal will take this to $11.5 billion and give DEXUS a 26% share of Sydney prime grade office. CPPIB currently has C$5.8 billion invested in Australian assets, including real estate, infrastructure, public ...

Sinodinos aims at "fixing the messes" inherited from Labor

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... the need for Australia to have a level playing field between types of super funds. His comments prompted a reaction from Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who made clear that there will be "no adverse changes to superannuation under an incoming Coalition g ...

Counting up and counting down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... and "fragile". He can't afford another made in America crisis visiting itself on his region (again) - just like the US sub-prime loan crisis swam across the Atlantic and into the Eurozone. The uncertainty sparked by the US budget impasse is already beginning ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... Wednesday when a bid to topple Italy's government fell apart. The euro hit an eight-month high at $1.3646 after former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi abandoned his bid to topple Enrico Letta's government but later stood at $1.3638. HONG KONG ...

Gone fishin'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... hopes of a settlement to Italy's political crisis. Milan's FTSE-Mib jumped 3.11 per cent to close at 17,977 points on hopes Prime Minister Enrico Letta will survive a confidence vote as support for former premier Silvio Berlusconi fragmented. Frankfurt's ...